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Single-player games like Grim Trials

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grim Trials, 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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    Aksun — Steam game cover

    Aksun

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Grim Trials.

    A hack & slash roguelite rooted in Korean shamanism. Descend to the dark shadows of Aksun, chain hundreds of elemental artifacts and abilities into devastating reactions, and break the cursed cycle.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Malignant Survivors 2 — Steam game cover

    Malignant Survivors 2

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick your hero. Gear up. Then face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger, stay alive. Maybe. Didn't work? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hades II — Steam game cover

    Hades II

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Grim Trials.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Young Souls — Steam game cover

    Young Souls

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avencast: Rise of the Mage — Steam game cover

    Avencast: Rise of the Mage

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Absolum — Steam game cover

    Absolum

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Dawn — Steam game cover

    Grim Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death's Door — Steam game cover

    Death's Door

    Single-player alternative to Grim Trials — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grim Trials.

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →