Single-player games like Heidelberg 1693
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Heidelberg 1693, 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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RT
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
A modern take on run-and-gun platformers inspired by the golden age of 16-bit gaming. Explore hostile alien worlds, unlock powerful weapons and upgrades, return stronger to uncover new secrets and battle colossal bosses in relentless arcade action.
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Glowmonkey2k
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
Fight through a corrupted digital world as Glowmonkey, switching weapons on the fly to defeat enemies immune to the wrong attack.
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Roar of Revenge
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!
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Trance
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
A short and simple 2D side-scrolling adventure platformer featuring an unlikely pixel graphic style in different worlds. Challenge and test your abilities with the game’s extreme difficulty. Overcome level obstacles. Solve puzzles. Defeat Trance' enemies. Win her battle. And acquire Trance' skills.
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Punk Vampires
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
A 2D narrative adventure with combat, exploration, choices, skill-based minigames, and an emotional story spanning different eras.
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Slain 2: The Beast Within
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heidelberg 1693.
A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
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Black Raven
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
Black Raven is a dark 2.5D action-adventure rooted in Slavic Folklore set in 14th-century Eastern-Europe. Play as Ivan, a man consumed by vengeance after a brutal raid shatters his family. Journey through grim landscapes and fight brutal enemies in this dark tale of loss, rage, and resilience.
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Slain: Back from Hell
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heidelberg 1693.
Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.
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Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heidelberg 1693.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.
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Castle of Vania
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heidelberg 1693.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
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1917 - The Alien Invasion DX
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
1917 - The Alien Invasions is a bullet hell memorization shooter. Dr. Brunhild Stahlmüller upgrades an WW1 Triplane with superior alien technology to attack the invaders. She will avenge mankind and take the battle into the darkness of space until she reach an ancient alien world.
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SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition
Single-player alternative to Heidelberg 1693 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heidelberg 1693.
Arcade action game in the vein of Commando, Ikari Warriors and Shock Troopers, mixed with bullet hell elements. You play as an experimental cyborg battle unit fighting against unrelenting mutant hordes to a soundtrack of aggressive heavy metal and psychedelic electronica.