Single-player games like The Path of Motus
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Path of Motus, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Smelter
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
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Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.
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STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Path of Motus.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
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9 Years of Shadows
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
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Tanglewood
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.
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Kero Blaster
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
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Volgarr the Viking
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
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Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.
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Pillar
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Motus.
Lost in an intimate snowy town, a palette of individuals are in search of a mysterious artifact said to bring great knowledge and understanding. Lead each character through their quest in this collection of minigames, each with unique personalities and challenges...
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Dissent on Mars
Single-player alternative to The Path of Motus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Path of Motus.
A sci-fi life sim where you create new societies unlike anything on Earth. Design your economy and government, build your colony, and experience your choices firsthand by living as a colonist. Will your society become a living utopia, or another dystopia?