Single-player games like Wishlair
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wishlair, 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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Ziii
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
Ziii is a retro fantasy action-adventure game. Sail between countless islands, exploring their various elemental lands in top-down and sidescroll styles. Plunder their dungeons for powerful items and precious relics. Ziii is a treasure-hunter, looking to gain a treasure vault value of 100,000.
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SUNSTONE: A Tale of the Briar King
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
An 8-bit action-adventure in the honest 1988 shape. A country eaten by briar, a sun kept in six pieces, and six tombs to open. The sixth is on no map. Battery saves, secrets in the walls, and a second quest that lies to you. Nobody is coming.
- 3
The Elementalist
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
Take an epic adventure spanning millions of pixels. Face mighty foes and other foes somewhat less mighty! Solve riddles and puzzles using your spells, wits and the environment! Unlock the power of the elements... Become The Elementalist!
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Goldstained
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
Explore a dangerous, fantastical world and slay the divine being that corrupted it. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with new movesets is your way forward through boss fights, puzzles, and combat!
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AX
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
Find the cure for Griztia's father! Explore a unique and dangerous world with secrets around every corner as you collect new tools and meet interesting characters. There are seven herbs said to be able to cure any ailment buried deep in perilous dungeons scattered throughout the wasteland!
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UnMetal
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
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Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Wishlair.
Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion! Prove your worth by fighting through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom!
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Lenna's Inception
Single-player alternative to Wishlair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wishlair.
The legendary hero is dead, and a strange glitch is spreading across the kingdom. Explore dangerous dungeons, and defeat the eight archangels to restore order to an unraveling world in this epic action-adventure RPG.