Single-player games like Deepening Fire
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Deepening Fire, 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 Last Comfort
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Descend into a dying child’s fractured subconscious in this dark 2D Metroidvania. As a simple toy thrust into a grueling nightmare, you must master heavy, deliberate combat and adapt your skills to slay massive monstrosities. Will you fight the inevitable, or embrace the final sleep?
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Catmaze
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
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GRIME
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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WarriOrb
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
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Afterimage
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Tails of Iron
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deepening Fire.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Watcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Deepening Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deepening Fire.
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.