Single-player games like Cold Lazarus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cold Lazarus, 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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Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cold Lazarus.
Clarity is a 2D side scrolling platforming adventure. Choose to face seven demons and acquire their demon sword and demon magic. Each sword and spell, has an elemental strength against a corresponding demon.
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Drilly Willis
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Lazarus.
Drilly Willis has a drill for a head and mad guitar skills. Save music for eternity by fighting your enemies with a one-of-a-kind drillhead weapon, jam songs on your guitar to grant special powers and abilities, and explore an interconnected world of bizarre creatures!
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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cold Lazarus.
A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.
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Morkull Ragast's Rage
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Lazarus.
A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.
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Clinical Trial
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Lazarus.
Prologue version of the game BioGun.Get injected into the microscopic world. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you be the vaccine to save dog-kind from extinction?
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Lazarus.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Curse of the Sea Rats
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cold Lazarus.
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
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ITORAH
Single-player alternative to Cold Lazarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Lazarus.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!