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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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
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.
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
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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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Clockwork Ambrosia
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.
Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
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Xanthiom Zero
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
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Ebenezer and the Invisible 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.
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late.
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Fatal Claw
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.
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
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Leap Year
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.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Mina the Hollower
Single-player alternative to Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest.
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!