Single-player games like Stardust Demon
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Stardust Demon, 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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Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stardust Demon.
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stardust Demon.
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
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The Mobius Machine
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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Pseudoregalia
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Mibibli's Quest
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Mibibli's Quest is a retro-style surrealistic platformer game. Join Mibibli as it blasts its way through over 20 crazy and eclectic levels! Conquer caves, dance through raves, wander the suburbs, and blow up eggs... travel through time and explore your nightmares along the way!
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Salad Fields
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stardust Demon.
A block-pushing adventure-puzzle game with surreal places and weirdo characters. A DREAMYQUEER experience. Meet a gay leather-mouse (faux leather), magical furry boyfriends, a computer who fears Y2K, and more!
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Sparkles & Gems
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stardust Demon.
Two characters face head-to-head using their paddle and ball to shatter colour-matching gems and cascade rocks down on their opponent. Collect items and level up in Treasure Mode. Play through a visual novel-esque Story Mode. Or battle with a friend in 2P Mode!
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Manglepaw
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stardust Demon.
An enigmatic retro point & click adventure. You are the renowned artist Manglepaw who is struck with creative ennui and enters a strange train station in search of their muse. Solve puzzles or just explore the dream-like station.
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Mythic Mire
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stardust Demon.
A surreal RPG-adventure set in a world between dreams and nightmares. Explore strange environments with your trusty digital Pixie companions.
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Crescent Break
Single-player alternative to Stardust Demon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Demon.
Blast apart robots and learn to survive in this unpredictable and risky roguelite platformer. Augment your cyborg suit for ridiculous synergies, destroy the level itself, and make strategic trade-offs... keep trying... and learn to overcome the deadly surprises that await!