Single-player games like Necrowave
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Necrowave, 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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Cliff Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Necrowave.
The lighthouse has gone dark! You awake as Mothboy, last in a long line of lightkeepers summoned when something goes wrong. In this action packed adventure you climb, fight and explore the depths of Cliff Kingdom searching for the lost light.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Constance
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
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Solateria
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
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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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Mark of the Deep
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Necrowave.
Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.
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BIOMORPH
Single-player alternative to Necrowave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Necrowave.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.