Single-player games like XEARZ
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to XEARZ, 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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Soft(A)ware
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
A surreal puzzle-platformer where you bend gravity, rewind time, and disrupt a virtual prison built to contain you.
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Outpost Delta
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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Robo's World: The Zarnok Fortress
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
Robo’s World: The Zarnok Fortress isn't your average Action-Platformer. Take on the vast, interconnected Fortress, and battle an ever learning foe who seeks to repair each zone you sabotage. Can you master your abilities to put an end to the dark reign of the Zarnok once and for all?
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The Last Cube
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with XEARZ.
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
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Megabyte Punch
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
Megabyte Punch is a fighting/beat ‘em up game in which you build your own fighter! As you travel through different environments, you battle other creatures to get their parts. Parts have their own powers and bonuses, like gun arms for a shoot ability or powerful hips for a devastating pelvic thrust attack.
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ReCore: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with XEARZ.
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
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SteamWorld Dig 2
Single-player alternative to XEARZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with XEARZ.
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.