Single-player games like Nocturnal
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Nocturnal, 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 Legend Of Kuro
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
The Legend of Kuro is a challenging 2D platformer blending precision, captivating storytelling, and samurai aesthetics. Join Kuro on his quest for vengeance against the demons who destroyed his village.
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Myths are 100% True
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nocturnal.
Myths are 100% True is a Fast-Paced Combat-Platformer that feels like X-Files if it was made by 12 year olds in Movie Maker back in 2008.
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New Supper Banana!
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nocturnal.
Adventure! Drama! New Supper Banana! is a funny adventure platformer drawn entirely in a notebook!
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Nocturnal 2
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
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Well Dweller
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
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PSYCRON
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturnal.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nocturnal.
“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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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Nocturnal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.