Single-player games like Alchemist
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Alchemist, 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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Overbowed
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
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Wizcave
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
Take on the role of a magician and explore the mystery of underground caves. Fight monsters and try to recover the artifact from these caves, use your staff to summon spells. The road will not be restless, you will encounter many obstacles and enemies during your journey.
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Ashen Legacy
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Ashen Legacy is a fast-paced 2D Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Master intense combat, unleash powerful skills, defeat deadly monsters, and uncover the legacy buried within the ashes.
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Fire Path
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Embark on a pixelated journey through "Fire Path," where mischievous goblins and haunting ghosts light your way. Master challenging gameplay, adapt to diverse enemies, and explore atmospheric landscapes. Can you conquer the flames? Your 2D adventure awaits! 🔥🎮
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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FLARE NUINUI QUEST
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alchemist.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Jumping Jack
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this addictive arcade style platformer from 1983, jump through 20 levels of moving platforms, zany hazards, and bizarre enemies, each more difficult than the last. Time your jumps carefully, because one wrong move could send you hurtling downwards.
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Schizoids
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this classic top-down space game from 1983, you can take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the galaxy: garbage disposal. Try to survive for as long as possible, while knocking the giant garbage pods into a black hole with your Space-Dozer.
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Ah Diddums
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this classic ZX Spectrum game from 1983, take on the role of the loyal Teddy, trying to leave the toybox to comfort a crying baby. But watch out! The other toys, scared that the baby being comforted will lead to mother turning out the lights, will try to stop you!
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Arcadia
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
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Stonkers
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
One of the world's first real-time strategy games, originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. Move your units across varied terrain to meet the enemy, managing strategic positioning and supply lines.
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Cosmic Cruiser
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
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Pedro (C64/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this cartoony arcade game, released in 1984 for home microcomputers, take on the role of the titular Pedro, a frustrated gardener trying desperately to protect his precious flower garden from invading animals.
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B.C. Bill (C64/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to Alchemist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alchemist.
In this cartooney club-em-up, released in 1984 for home microcomputers by Imagine, take on the role of the titular B.C. Bill, a true paragon of prehistoric sensibilities, solving all his many issues with his versatile wooden club.