Single-player games like Rose and Locket
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rose and Locket, 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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System Overload
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
System Overload is a hand-drawn acrobatic shooter about parrying enemy bullets and turning them into your own. Destroy an evil robot megacorp by vandalizing the streets with their blood, performing stylish parkour, and dancing through a bullet ballet - all fueled by your hatred for the system.
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Project Foxx
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
Step into the boots of Officer Foxx — a fearless, ever-optimistic law-enforcer in a utopian sci-fi world under siege by mechanical invaders. In this fast-paced hack-and-shoot action packed adventure, you’ll slash, blast, dash, and conquer your way through challenging, handcrafted levels.
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Wuilsafe: Roots
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
You are an immaterial being who appeared by chance. Surf the oceans in an instant, to search of many unique locations, enemies & situations created specially for you.
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Shotgun Cop Man
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
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Moonlight Pulse
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
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Glaze Cup: Journey to the West
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Rose and Locket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rose and Locket.
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.