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Single-player games like Xilosaga

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Xilosaga, 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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    Nocturnal 2 — Steam game cover

    Nocturnal 2

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

    Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Feather's Edge — Steam game cover

    Feather's Edge

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

    Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doppler — Steam game cover

    Doppler

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

    Die fast. Restart even faster. Scream a little. Meet Doppler, a small blue bundle of rage with a red bandana in the wind.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Godspeed Gunslinger — Steam game cover

    Godspeed Gunslinger

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

    Fast-paced run-n-gun action platformer with a heavy emphasis on momentum and speed. Are you a bad enough dude to rocket jump and shotgun blast your way to the top of the TOWER OF THE DYING SUN?

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wong — Steam game cover

    Wong

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

    Wong is a 2D platformer designed for speedrunning, where you will clear levels, learn their shortcuts, and compete for the best score in a fluid, precise, and perfection-focused gameplay experience.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Colorful Boi 2 — Steam game cover

    Colorful Boi 2

    Single-player alternative to Xilosaga — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Xilosaga.

    Jump, dash and wall-climb through 74 colorful, deadly levels! Colorful Boi 2 is a tight, fast precision platformer stuffed with spikes, saws, conveyors and launchers - with instant retries, brutal-but-fair challenge and leaderboards for the fastest runs.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evard The Hermit: Through Fears — Steam game cover

    Evard The Hermit: Through Fears

    Single-player alternative to Xilosaga — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xilosaga.

    Evard can absorb other people's fears and phobias. But this gift is also his biggest curse. Step into his story and uncover the truth about his origins. Explore a 2D medieval world, find the sources of various fears, and defeat them.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moonbrella — Steam game cover

    Moonbrella

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

    A 2D platformer Metroidvania with deep movement and no jump button. Upgrade your umbrella to explore an abandoned planet and ascend to the moon.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Steel Fight — Steam game cover

    Steel Fight

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

    Steel Fight is a fighting game with simplistic gameplay, unique characters and levels, inspired by thematics of medieval and asian. Choose one of characters. Travel to the world where the steel is the only weapon. Enjoy beautiful stages and face unique opponents.

    2019ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →