Single-player games like Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest, 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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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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Shattered Divinities
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?