Single-player games like Faerie Afterlight
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Faerie Afterlight, 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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Mean-While
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Two rivaling megalomaniacs are forced to work together in hopes to survive each other's fortresses. Join Skeleman, and his rival, Dr. Dangerous, in the thrilling comedic adventure title: Meanwhile.
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Two Parsecs From Earth
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Customize a robot with powerful abilities in this Metroidvania-style platformer.
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Bookbound Brigade
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.
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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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The Darkest Tales
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Faerie Afterlight.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
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Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
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Greak: Memories of Azur
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faerie Afterlight.
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Faerie Afterlight.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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GRIS
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Faerie Afterlight.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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Mirth Island
Single-player alternative to Faerie Afterlight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Faerie Afterlight.
Mirth Island is a cozy rhythm adventure game where you play as Dodo, a young duck, who returns home and teams up with his friends to rebuild the island’s legendary theater. Explore a vibrant island, interact with charming locals, and enjoy fun rhythm games.