Single-player games like Squirm
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Squirm, 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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The End Is Nigh
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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1001 Spikes
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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LOVE
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
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RUN: The world in-between
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
RUN: The World In-Between is a new “Die and Retry” platformer game with a procedurally-generated path. Be fast, jump, and run to unlock new content.
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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You Have to Win the Game
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Minit
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Orb of Creation
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
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Squimo
Single-player alternative to Squirm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Squirm.
This is a short, incremental game about eliminating Squimo.