Single-player games like Mage
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Mage, 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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Cliff Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mage.
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
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Runic Curse Remastered
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
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Constance
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
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Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mage.
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
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Divine Guardian | Vệ Thần
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
Explore the enchanted Vietnamese jungle, combat mystical monsters, and rescue creatures on your quest to challenge the gods and restore harmony to the Universe as the DIVINE GUARDIAN, immerse yourself in an epic 2D hand-drawn refreshing adventure.
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Iron Diamond
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
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Anzu Castle Gracula
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
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Stinky feet: The adventure of BigFoot
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mage.
You wake up in a strange place reduced to a six-toed foot load of enemies are trying to wash you! FIght them by wall jumping and shooting your extra toe at them, while you try to find your way out.
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Idle Earth
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mage.
Idle mining game. Smash rocks, unlock characters, smash bigger rocks. Buy upgrades and become an idle mining god. Rock on!
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Mantle
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mage.
An emotional journey through dark depths. You'll need tight platforming, a unique teleport mechanic, and patience to return to the surface.
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Idle Gem Quest
Single-player alternative to Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Mage.
Retro inspired clicker game. Click to battle monsters or leave idle to auto battle. Collect coins, upgrade stats, level up, and slay bigger monsters. Earn coins and unlock bonuses to ramp up your income. Switch between 5 classes with unique gimmicks. Achievements galore for every character.