Single-player games like Soul's Spectrum
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Soul's Spectrum, 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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Awakening
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Soul's Spectrum.
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
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Retro Machina
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
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Persona 3 Portable
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Soul's Spectrum.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Persona 3 Reload
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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Monster Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
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FRACTER
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
FRACTER follows a veiled young hero who has set out on a perilous quest for light through a cryptic labyrinth of shadows.