Single-player games like Ruggnar
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ruggnar, 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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Dwarf Journey
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.
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Kalinur
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ruggnar.
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
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Project Delta
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Explore all possible realities as you try and save the universe from the Darkness in this unique Procedurally Designed Mega Metroidvania Adventure.
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Para-Lax
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Para-Lax is a 2D platformer in which you play as a hero named Lax and help a farmer get back his stolen dirt! Wander through a beautiful Pixel-World, avoid the traps and kill as much goblins as you can.
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Below the Stone
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
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Skilltree Saga
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Skilltree Saga is the first Rogue-like RPG set in Aventuria - the world of The Dark Eye. Choose to play as human, elf or dwarf and battle randomly generated opponents in over 100 stages, developing a set of magical, enhanceable skills.
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BORE BLASTERS
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
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Caveblazers
Single-player alternative to Ruggnar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruggnar.
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.