Single-player games like Deathchron
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Deathchron, 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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Jules
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
The land is overrun! Join Jules and Master Sir to defeat Canc’s undead army. Master your whip and unleash the sword, axe, and cross in this old-school action-platformer. Battle through 6 levels and 6 epic bosses to destroy the ultimate evil!
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Roar of Revenge
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!
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Swords & Bones 5
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
The fifth and final chapter of the saga: embark on an action-platformer fantasy adventure in pixel art and put an end to the demonic threat once and for all!
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Save The Princess
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
Oh no, The princess has been kidnapped! Help our valiant Knight rescue the princess from the clutches of the demons in this enjoyable, but challenging, platformer game. Defeat your enemies using different weapons, and ultimately Save the Princess.
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Slime's Revenge
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
Slime's have always been the bottom of the gaming food chain. But that is about to change. Slime's revenge is a short but challenging 2D platformer where you can fling yourself and stick to near any surface to reach the end of each level and fight back against the 'heroes'.
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KNOCKOUT ARCADE
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
Fight to save the KNOCKOUT ARCADE in this stylish 2D pixel art fighting game! Battle with a cast of 6 hand-drawn characters in both local VS and a side scrolling campaign mode, featuring simple controls with a unique twist on motion inputs.
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Cinderfall
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
A guttering ember adrift in hungry dark, your lantern is your hourglass. Burn through 100 haunted levels, dashing to hold the shadows back. When your light dies, the dark closes its hands. A precision horror platformer about the race between fire and night.
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AI Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deathchron.
When scientists succeed in creating super smart machines, the machines turn on their creators and threaten the future of mankind. Only one plucky blue robot can save them in this twenty-level action packed platformer!
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The Deer God
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deathchron.
The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.
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Ravensword: Shadowlands
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
From the award winning studio that brought you Ravensword: The Fallen King and Aralon: Sword and Shadow, comes Ravensword: Shadowlands. After the fall of Ravengard, the world descended into chaos. The Kingdom of Tyreas stood alone against a sea of dark elven invaders. The Ravensword was lost, and the dark times began.
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Morphite
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathchron.
Morphite is a casual atmospheric FPS, inspired by the classics. Research plants and animals, battle hostile entities, and unravel a mystery surrounding a rare material called Morphite.
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The Courier
Single-player alternative to Deathchron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deathchron.
The Courier is an open world game about running a mail delivery business on a mysterious island. The more letters you deliver, the more you uncover the island's secrets.