Single-player games like Retro Machina
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Retro Machina, 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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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retro Machina.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Hob
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Kingsgrave
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
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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Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retro Machina.
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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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
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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Iconoclasts
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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Ebenezer and the Invisible World
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
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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Retro Machina: Nucleonics
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Machina.
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as they solve intricate puzzles and begin unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
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Haunted House
Single-player alternative to Retro Machina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retro Machina.
Creep, sneak, and dash your way through hordes of ghouls and eerie ectoplasms in this roguelite reimagining of the classic Atari adventure!