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Single-player games like Source of Madness

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Source of Madness, 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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    Salt and Sacrifice — Steam game cover

    Salt and Sacrifice

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

    2023ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdoms And Slaves — Steam game cover

    Kingdoms And Slaves

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Even with the slavery of the weak green-skinned, the kingdom couldn't resist to the curse of the crystals and began to fall, driving them madness, death, and leading the Kingdom to the catastrophe.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights — Steam game cover

    ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

    2021ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Salt and Sanctuary — Steam game cover

    Salt and Sanctuary

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

    2016ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trinity Fusion — Steam game cover

    Trinity Fusion

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

    2023ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Cells — Steam game cover

    Dead Cells

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Morbid: The Seven Acolytes — Steam game cover

    Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death's Gambit: Afterlife — Steam game cover

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Symphony of the Stars — Steam game cover

    Symphony of the Stars

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Explore a vast fantasy world in this top-down RPG. Sneak past enemies with overworld skills or engage them in strategic, turn-based combat. Solve puzzles and build the strength of your characters as an epic adventure unfolds!

    2025RPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Everything Must Fall — Steam game cover

    Everything Must Fall

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Everything Must Fall is an action-packed physics puzzle game in VR. You are an outcast among the tinies working your daily job as a demolitioner at Blow Big Stuff Up Ltd. Before you know it, your life is turned upside down. You must save your parents. A Journey of a lifetime begins.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Horde — Steam game cover

    Midnight Horde

    Single-player alternative to Source of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Source of Madness.

    Leap, slash, and soar through gothic ruins in Midnight Horde, a high-mobility auto shooter where parkour meets reverse bullet hell. Battle through swarms of monstrosities, upgrade deadly weapons, and build strongholds to push back the creeping dark.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →