Single-player games like Dwarf Journey
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Dwarf Journey, 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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Blade of the Netherworld
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Blade of the Netherworld is a fast-paced 2D Roguelite platformer. Don divine masks as a Yin-Yang Enforcer, slashing through the underworld to defeat gods, demons, and spirits. Combine a variety of items, master combat skills, and create limitless, high-speed carnage with a free-form action system.
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Ants Took My Eyeball
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.
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Revita
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
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Caveblazers
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
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Ruggnar
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dwarf Journey.
Ruggnar is a platformer without enemies, but many traps are hidden in the darkness. Help Ruggnar explore gloomy places with his bag and a few candles as his sole equipment.
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Critadel
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Critadel is a futuristic platform/shooter/roguelike with three playable characters, hundreds of branching paths and over 100,000 unique weapon configurations!
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Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dwarf Journey.
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
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Rogue Legacy 2
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Super Mombo Quest
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dwarf Journey.
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
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Mombo Combo Legacy
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dwarf Journey.
The most tongue-tastic hero is back! Jump, fight, and complete MOMBO COMBOS in a new journey packed with action, intense challenges, and monstrous bosses. Explore new worlds in this 2D platformer with powerful forms and a mighty army of pets! The world needs our little purple hero once again!