Single-player games like Side Scape
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Side Scape, 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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Secrets of Orion: Sword of Destiny.
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.
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Phoenotopia: Awakening
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
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.
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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Mask of Mists
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
Mask of Mists is an action-adventure game in a first-person view in which you are immersed in exploring the world full of magic and dangers!
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HAAK
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
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Toodee and Topdee
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Side Scape.
A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.
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Xanthiom Zero
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Scape.
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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The Legend of Zuri
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Side Scape.
The Legend of Zuri is a "pick a path" style raunchy adventure with over 180 CG images. Will the Princess Zuri remain unsullied or will she experience something unmentionable? That depends on which paths you choose!
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Xanthiom 2
Single-player alternative to Side Scape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Scape.
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!