Single-player games like Matter
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Matter, 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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Refunct
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matter.
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
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Ynglet
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matter.
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
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Youropa
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matter.
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
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Completely Stretchy
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matter.
A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.
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Creaks
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matter.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matter.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matter.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matter.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Hyperun
Single-player alternative to Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matter.
Hyperun is an extremely fast paced arcade racer, with tricks and scoring. It is the fastest game in the world. Hyperun is inspired by 1990s classics like F-Zero, Akira, Tron and Tony Hawk's.