Single-player games like Diari
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Diari, 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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Reaper of Immortals
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Reaper of Immortals is a pixel-art adventure game, that tells the story of a lost reaper who is seeking his true purpose. Fight your way through countless enemies, reap everything that stands in your way, and find out the ultimate truth.
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
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Teslagrad 2
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
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Volkolak: The Will of Gods
Single-player alternative to Diari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Diari.
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.