Single-player games like Archaeogem
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Archaeogem, 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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Planet Cube: Edge
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Symphonia
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Genopanic
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
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Pepper Grinder
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
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TetherGeist
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Shelldiver
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
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Rocket Rats
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
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Doomed to Hell
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
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Toroom
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
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Colorful Colore
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.
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Gemini
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Gemini is an action tower defense game, where your goal is to protect the crystal and stay alive.
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Wizodd
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Archaeogem.
Wizodd is a dungeon crawler roguelike game where you find various equipment and upgrades while encountering dangerous monsters and bosses to advance down to the lower floors.
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Bob Help Them
Single-player alternative to Archaeogem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Bob Help Them is a timer-based game, where your goal is to help all NPC's before the timer ends.