Single-player games like Rogue Legacy
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Rogue Legacy, 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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Rogue Legacy 2
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
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Plague Breaker
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Betrayer: Curse of the Spine
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Betrayer: Curse of the Spine is an Action-Adventure Metroidvania. The game features decision making, crafting, fast-paced combat, multiple endings, intricate storytelling, an open world to explore, and more!
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Xenon Valkyrie
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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Aura of Worlds
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
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Metal Unit
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
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Moonlighter
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rogue Legacy.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Full Metal Furies
Single-player alternative to Rogue Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Legacy.
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!