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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.