Single-player games like Striving for Light
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Striving for Light, 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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Striving for Light: Survival
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Heretical
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
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Hades II
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
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Hell Clock
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.
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Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Striving for Light.
Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Last Epoch
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Striving for Light.
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Path of Exile
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Striving for Light.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Cookie Invaders
Single-player alternative to Striving for Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Striving for Light.
Cookie Invaders is a roguelite shoot 'em up where you utilise a massive skill tree to evolve your ship to defend the earth from legions of invading cookies.