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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Soul's Spectrum page.
Ranked picks
- 1
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!
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
Kingsgrave
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Soul's Spectrum.
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
- 5
Exographer
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
- 6
ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
- 7
Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
- 8
Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
Single-player alternative to Soul's Spectrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soul's Spectrum.
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.