Single-player games like Dredgers
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Dredgers, 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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Titans of the Past
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
A deep party-based RPG. Crawl dungeons. Battle monsters with your weapons, spells, abilities. Utilize the 'time flows as you move' system to make decisions. Loot, level up, craft, develop your town. Unlock new classes and races, spells, items - to make a party able survive the hardest challenges.
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The Slormancer
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Runers
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Runers is a top-down rogue-like dungeon shooter where you explore a vast underground labyrinth and face fierce monsters and bosses. As the game advances further into the dungeon, you will gather Runes, which will be used to combine into 285 unique spells.
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Dreamscaper
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
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Dungeons of Sundaria
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Adventure through epic dungeons facing fearsome creatures either solo or with a group of friends. Master your class, loot everything, and destroy the foul creatures of the deep! Will you become a hero of legend?
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Slasher's Keep
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Path of Exile
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dredgers.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
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Path of Achra
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dredgers.
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
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RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dredgers.
A rich paragraph of information which will try to charm and pique interest, trying to catch your eye in a sea of competition using a slew of buzzwords such as ‘bullet heaven’ and ‘in-depth meta-progression’, in a vain attempt to make you believe this game is any different from others in its genre.
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Roses and Gems
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dredgers.
Roses and Gems is a difficult sandbox platformer all about avoiding the inevitable, Death. Build constructs, traps and fight to keep the ancient machine safe. In the end, your home will be destroyed, and you'll die, but it just means you get to start a new dem... Adventure all over again!
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Dry Sand Damp Steps
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
A short story about a water spirit wandering the wastes of a dry world. As you travel, you'll interact with the inhabitants, accumulate and manage your water, collect trinkets, avoid danger and push forwards into the uncertain future.
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Nodes of Jucia
Single-player alternative to Dredgers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dredgers.
A challenging but fluid action rogue-lite in which you hack, slash and shoot waves of enemies. Between stages, manage and maximise your resources, spending them to gain skills, equipment, stats, or even mutations, if you're willing to risk the downsides.