Single-player games like Haiku, the Robot
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Haiku, the Robot, 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
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
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Malleus Maleficarum
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Haiku, the Robot.
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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Kalinur
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Venture to the Vile
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
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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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
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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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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The Last Faith
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Haiku, the Robot.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo)
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Haiku, the Robot.
Store page for the legacy demo of Waltz of the Wizard created as a prototype to showcase the power of room-scale VR. Please find the full product in the description below.
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SteamWorld Heist II
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
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Rusty's Retirement
Single-player alternative to Haiku, the Robot — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Haiku, the Robot.
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.