Single-player games like The Den of Worms
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Den of Worms, 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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The Dark Heart of Balor
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Den of Worms.
Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into your world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive and ultimately destroy Balor to close the Gate.
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Volvalis
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Den of Worms.
Experience a dark, epic RPG mystery laden with multi-faceted characters and dangerous secrets! Unfolding with a soundtrack carefully implemented for maximum storytelling and emotional impact, the lost land Volvalis beckons the intrepid....
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ECHO //syntax
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Den of Worms.
Awaken. Scavenge. Survive.ECHO//syntax is a beat-em-up scrapper game set in a far future robotic world.
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Legend of Radiance
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Den of Worms.
Start on your fantasy adventure in this completely nonlinear souls-like! Place Life Stones in the world to create your own 'bonfires' as you cut through the challenging enemies and seek out the Divine Rings!
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Songbringer
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Den of Worms.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
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9th Dawn Remake
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Den of Worms.
Rediscover the magic of the 9th Dawn series with this complete re-imagining of the original game. Venture into a massive 2.5D open world. Explore 45 new dungeons in single-player or online/local co-op, craft weapons, raise pets, play a deck-building card game, and take down the Castle of Maltyr!
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Moon Hunters
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Den of Worms.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to The Den of Worms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Den of Worms.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.