Single-player games like XEL
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to XEL, 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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AeternoBlade
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
AeternoBlade is a Time-Manipulation Hack-and-Slash Action-Puzzle Game. Join Freyja to take revenge on Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her hometown and unravel the mysteries of AeternoBlade.
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DragonLoop
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
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Pine
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
An open-world action adventure game set in a simulated world in which humans never reached the top of the food chain.
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异世界生存指南
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
【Real and authentic CRPG】 Online, a unique adventure game! Each character has a distinctive image and skills, with unique styles of movements. Players can work together to encircle powerful fantasy legendary creatures, obtain fantasy ingredients,
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Hogwarts Legacy
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with XEL.
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
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Worldless
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with XEL.
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Lost in Random™
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.
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Hob
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.
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Neon White
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEL.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
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Into the Emberlands
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with XEL.
Venture out into the Emberlands and uncover an ever-changing world filled with surprising encounters and mystical creatures! Save villagers who got lost in the Miasma, collect resources and rebuild your village to create a safe haven for your people.
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Lou's Lagoon
Single-player alternative to XEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler 2000, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.