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Single-player games like A.N.N.E

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A.N.N.E, 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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    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Steam game cover

    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gato Roboto — Steam game cover

    Gato Roboto

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timespinner — Steam game cover

    Timespinner

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FOX n FORESTS — Steam game cover

    FOX n FORESTS

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axiom Verge — Steam game cover

    Axiom Verge

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dex — Steam game cover

    Dex

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death's Gambit: Afterlife — Steam game cover

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Smelter — Steam game cover

    Smelter

    Single-player alternative to A.N.N.E — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.N.N.E.

    You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →