Single-player games like Deep Enigma
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deep Enigma, 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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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Xanthiom Zero
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deep Enigma.
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
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Moonlight Pulse
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Kalinur
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deep Enigma.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
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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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Deep Enigma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deep Enigma.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.