Single-player games like Rotwood
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Rotwood, 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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Lost Castle 2
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
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Wizard with a Gun
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
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Rampage Knights
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
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Ravenswatch
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
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Ember Knights
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Bravery and Greed
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Rotwood.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Oxygen Not Included
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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Griftlands
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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Hot Lava
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotwood.
The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.
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Invisible, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Rotwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotwood.
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.