Single-player games like Desert of Doitjma
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Desert of Doitjma, 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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CONTINGENCY
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Surviving is the least of your worries. After your cargo ship crashes on a foreign planet, not only will you have to find a way to eat, you'll have to survive the terrors of your fear and stress. Roguelite platforming gameplay will keep you frequently choosing weapon and suit upgrades to best defeat your many demons.
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Ninja Gold Thief
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Join the adventure and control a cute blue ninja on a gold-stealing spree. Sneak through numerous levels, evade rival ninjas, and navigate increasingly tricky obstacles. With retro-inspired gameplay and vibrant graphics, this game offers endless fun as you outsmart your foes and collect all the gold
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Axium's Box
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Climb, FALL, Die! is the theme of Axium's Box, a game that draws inspiration from "Celeste" and "Jump King," while taking it to a whole new level with stunning 3D graphics. If you enjoy pain, frustration, challenging obstacles, and, paradigm shifts then Axium's Box is the game for you.
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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Castle In The Darkness
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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CrossCode
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
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Aggelos
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
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Hyper Light Drifter
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
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Spaceman
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
Explore, gather resources, find the artifacts, but most important... survive! Spaceman is an adventure game that takes you into an amazing and challenging journey across the temples of space.
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The Odd Neon Void
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert of Doitjma.
The Odd Neon Void is an experimental Adventure/RPG game where you become Jack, a man stuck in a strange and unfamiliar place called the neon void. Don't be too sad.
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The Medic
Single-player alternative to Desert of Doitjma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desert of Doitjma.
The Medic: the first Coronavirus-themed topdown/platformer game published on Steam. Can you beat the anti-vaxxers and the virus to save the Earth?