Single-player games like Riboud and fairies
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Riboud and fairies, 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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Setsuna
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
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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灵梦的激急击鸡祭 Reimu's Fighting Chicken Festival
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
Lotus Land undergoes a "huge chicken mutation"! Reimu and Marisa embark on an adventure!
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My Eyes
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riboud and fairies.
Use your laser vision to climb and fly your way through perilous caves and make your way back to your body. Keep in mind, it hurts to shoot lasers out of your eyes and you can only stand so much pain. It's also deadly to keep your eyes closed, as the heat from the laser builds up inside your head.
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LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
Lingyuan Records is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game. In the Five Elements world, learn and collect enemies' spells, and use the mutual generation and restraint of Five Elements to defeat stronger foes.
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七月-July
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
This is a refreshing horizontal version of the Castlevania game. One after another organ and monster will hinder the way forward on the journey. Go beat them. Let's embark on this journey together.
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Emberwood (Beta)
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
Embark on a thrilling journey through the mystical realm of Viridar. Play as the agile Sentinel or the mighty Dragon Knight, both equipped with their own unique skills and abilities. Gain allies and develop your combat prowess while traversing the war-torn path of the Warrior-King.
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Obscura: A Sleep Worth Dying For
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
A hand-drawn gothic 2D action-platformer. Fight through surreal dream worlds with precise sai combat, magical scepters and strange powers, uncover buried memories, and decide whether Obscura wakes—or loses herself in the dream.
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Glaze Cup: Journey to the West
Single-player alternative to Riboud and fairies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Riboud and fairies.
This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics