Single-player games like The Rift Between Us
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Rift Between Us, 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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The Light Of Vertical
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
A Metroidvania-style action adventure set in the collapsing "Sky City." Play as a life form awakening in darkness, explore decaying areas, interact with NPCs, battle bosses, collect cards, and uncover the truth through stylized art and deep storytelling.
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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Rift Between Us.
A brutal action game set in a collapsing sci-fi nightmare. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you descend into a twisted post-apocalyptic world.
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Crimson Spine
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
A Metroidvania set in a dark fantasy world where Raed, a knight resurrected under mysterious circumstances, uses her new heart as a weapon to recover her lost memories.
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Setsuna
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
Play as "Setsuna," an android assassin. In this cyberpunk-themed 2D action-adventure game, traverse a futuristic metropolis ruled by a super-corp alongside your accompanying AI, clash with powerful enemies, collect abilities to explore the unknown, and search for the meaning of your existence.
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Voidwrought
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
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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ITORAH
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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The Last Sunshine (Deprecated)
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
Notice: This version of the game is no longer supported. Please see The Last Sunshine: Rekindled instead.
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The Last Sunshine: Rekindled
Single-player alternative to The Rift Between Us — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Rift Between Us.
The Last Sunshine: Rekindled is an abstract shmup and rogue-lite hybrid. Level up your stars, earn a variety of skills, then mix and match them with your customized stats to dispatch droves of dark, aggressive enemies. Will light win against the darkness? It's the end of the universe!