Single-player games like Vain Ascendance
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Vain Ascendance, 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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Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
"Touhou ~Red Empress Devil." is a bullet-hell shooting roguelike action game. Set in The Scarlet Devil Mansion, the inhabitants of Gensokyo go on a rampage!
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Bad Run - Turbo Edition
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
Bad Run is a spin-off of Bad Pad, featuring a casual action packed, runner metroidvania platformer.
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Conquistador
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
Conquistador is an adventurous roguelike platformer. Navigate hand-crafted and procedurally generated levels as you jump, slash, and maneuver through thick jungles and ancient temples. Collect valuable items, abilities, and precious loot to help you conquer the game's challenging traps and enemies.
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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Nary
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
Nary is a hardcore pseudo-endless runner about multitasking. If you want to survive, you'll have to both avoid the randomly generated obstacles and defeat your foes by mashing correct button sequences!
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TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to Vain Ascendance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vain Ascendance.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!