Single-player games like Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum)
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Black Magic (C64/CPC/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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Hero of the Golden Talisman (C64/CPC)
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
In this fantasy platformer from the mid-1980s, take on the role of a lone hero, battling to save their home town from the grip of an evil wizard's curse! Jump, climb, swim, shoot, all to find the 5 pieces of the golden talisman, hidden in a vast labyrinth.
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Saga
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
Help Saga in her quest for revenge. A Viking girl who has lost everything to evil will embark on an epic journey to find answers and put an end to the hordes of enemies ravaging her land.
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Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
A brutal action game set in a collapsing sci-fi nightmare. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you descend into a twisted post-apocalyptic world.
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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.
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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
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Guns of Fury
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
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Chasm
Single-player alternative to Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum).
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.