Single-player games like Retrace the Light
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Retrace the Light, 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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Maid of Salvation
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
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Runic Curse Remastered
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
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The Goddess's Will
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Retrace the Light.
Dive into a 2.5D isometric action RPG adventure inspired by late-90s and early-00s classics. Face cunning enemy factions, explore a layered world filled with vivid characters, mythic stories, and handcrafted environments. Immerse yourself in a dangerous and unforgiving golden age of power fantasy.
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TUNIC
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Retrace the Light.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Memoria Wake
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
Parry with precision and fight through shifting, surreal landscapes in this Souls-like action-adventure. When reality turns into a living nightmare, you must ascend through a shattered realm to rescue a missing friend.
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Coral & The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
Explore a shattered, interconnected world filled with hidden secrets, challenging enemies, lost memories, and the eerie remnants of a failed mission.
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
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Redemption of Liuyin
Single-player alternative to Retrace the Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrace the Light.
This is a 3D ancient style fantasy, multi ending action role-playing game. As the third installment of the Ryukyu Hidden series and the Ryukyu Hidden Nine Absolute Reincarnation Chapter, the game is designed with the principle of promoting offense and hesitation to defeat in its combat system.