Single-player games like Arcane Assembly
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Arcane Assembly, 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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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
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Magical Delicacy
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Assembly.
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
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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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Arcane Assembly.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
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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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
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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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Arcane Assembly.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Archipelago
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Archipelago is a roguelike tower defense game about defending randomly generated islands. Setup your defenses, manage your income, and find powerful charms to repel the enemy. Archipelago introduces tension and strategy to the tower defense genre.
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36 Nights
Single-player alternative to Arcane Assembly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Arcane Assembly.
36 Nights is a tower defense game with roguelike and bullet heaven elements. Buy turrets and upgrade your survivor to defend against waves of zombies. You'll need careful strategy and a little luck if you want to survive 36 nights...