Single-player games like Helltaker
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Helltaker, 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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Capsule Lover
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltaker.
A cozy urban visual novel. Hu Lai is a laid-back slacker living quietly in a capsule hotel — until bubbly girl Ruan Xiaoqi barges into his life! A quirky romance between a spicy go-getter and a low-key dreamer begins!
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Wet steps
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helltaker.
Have a relationship with a charming priestess! An urban fantasy short and brisk visual novel with elements of slavic mythology.
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Purino Party
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Helltaker.
Purino Party takes one part puzzle game, and one part visual novel - romancing cute girls included - and combines them for a laid-back yet addictive gameplay experience!
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The Leisure of Grisaia
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Helltaker.
This side story to "The Fruit of Grisaia" is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. A laugh-out-loud side story detailing the Mihama girls' school hijinks.
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Monster Prom
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helltaker.
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
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The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Helltaker.
Ren’s virginity is in danger as he is suddenly pushed into the school’s special girl's dormitory full of useless demons. Assigned as an assistant to watch over them, his happy and troublesome days as a teacher for these cute but incompetent demons has begun.
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Your Diary +
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltaker.
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
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My Furry Dragon 🐾
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltaker.
Oh no, the kingdom is preparing for war, and the princess has been captured by the Terrifying Dragon. Now you must travel through the Dreadful Forest to find the princess and fight the evil dragon. But what if the Dragon is not evil at all?..
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Pandemonium
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join two kindred spirits, Fargus the Jester and Nikki the acrobat in a fantastic 3D world of magic and mystery as they bounce, tumble and jump through 18 massive and diverse levels in search of the Wishing Engine!Key Features:Fast-paced 3D platform action in a lush, texture-mapped environment.
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Noob - The Factionless
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltaker.
Lead a team of adventurers to the highest rank of all guilds!
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BoxIsland: Sokoban
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helltaker.
On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!
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Awaria
Single-player alternative to Helltaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Helltaker.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.