Single-player games like Projection: First Light
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Projection: First Light, 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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Storm Boy
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Projection: First Light.
Based on Colin Thiele's 1964 children’s book of the same name, Storm Boy takes place on the beaches of South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River, where the titular protagonist rescues orphaned pelican chicks, one of whom later becomes the child’s pet and faithful companion, Mr. Percival.
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YesterMorrow
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Projection: First Light.
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
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Unravel
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Projection: First Light.
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
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Ever Forward
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Projection: First Light.
A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.
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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Projection: First Light.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Projection: First Light.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Projection: First Light.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to Projection: First Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Projection: First Light.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!