Single-player games like Dark rune
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dark rune, 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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Moi Mei
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
The fate of his brother in danger, May is going to be a dangerous journey.
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The Square Key
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
The Square Key is a spinning platformer with puzzles and coins.
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Miko Adventures Puffball
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Miko is a raccoon who lost his way while wandering through the forest, he discovers a portal and upon touching it he finds himself in a world full of dangers. Miko is transported into another dimension and your goal is to help him find a way back home but it wont be an easy journey, are you ready?
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Swift Elf
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Swift Elf is a 2D platformer with adventure elements. In it you have to play as a clever elf who found himself in mysterious lands. Help him find a way out, destroy monsters and go through location after location collecting bonuses on his way!
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TitTok
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark rune.
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
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Tanglewood
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Embark on a magical journey in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed! Shape your adventure with the stroke of a brush and transform Wasteland as Mickey Mouse in this beautifully recreated 3D platformer.
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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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ICE FLAME
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
ICE FLAME - an exciting game about the adventures of an incredible cat who travels in search of magical fire through an icy mountain. However, on the way to his goal, he will have to overcome many traps and overcome various obstacles on his difficult path!
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Underground Prisoner
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
Underground Prisoner is a necromancer's journey through a world of dangerous adventures in search of a precious soul herb that can summon and control the souls of the dead. Explore dark forests, abandoned cemeteries and dungeons, fight terrible monsters.
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NAUS
Single-player alternative to Dark rune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark rune.
NAUS is a thrilling 2D action roguelike that takes you deep into a dark dungeon for deadly battles against hordes of monsters and exciting adventures. Explore dark corridors and caves, where every step can be a challenge.