Single-player games like Moonlight Pulse
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Moonlight Pulse, 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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Far Star
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
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Inferno
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Inferno is a 2D action-platformer centered on Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, as he searches for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE through this 16-bit world fueled by betrayal.
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PSYCRON
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Moonlight Pulse.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
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Candle Knight
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
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Crimson Glaive Sigma
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
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Deep Enigma
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
The game has about 320 rooms, 10 areas, and 328 upgrade hidden items! Can you find them all?
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TWINSTAR 双星
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
A sci-fi fantasy Metroidvania where you play as a vampire adrift in space. Awaken in a strange space lab, explore the station, solve puzzles, defeat enemies, find hidden rooms, collect odd items, awaken lost powers, and uncover a secret buried deep within.
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Outpost Delta
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Vision Soft Reset
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
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SANRI
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Moonlight Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Pulse.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.