Single-player games like Rift Walker
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rift Walker, 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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Dark Labyrinth
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
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Kuzo
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
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Augment Anthem
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.
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Soulchain
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Use your soul as a grappling hook in this tight, non-linear, physics-based platformer. Swing through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, explore a vast world inspired by classic metroidvanias, and find your place within the seasons of the Afterlife.
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ELEC STRATA
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Play as a white fox who senses and harnesses electric fields in silent industrial ruins. Read field lines, alter circuits, exchange charge with the environment, and use your electrical state to overcome obstacles as you climb through a living world-circuit.
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Crown Of Silence
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
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Wicked Wreck
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Wicked Wreck allows fans of all ages to explore the World of the most amazing Way, find secret zones, explore adventures, finish the rpg quest, and interact with CineGame beloved characters. Wicked Wreck is your VIP Golden ticket to the magical world of CineGame right in your room.
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Canvania
Single-player alternative to Rift Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rift Walker.
Draw the world as you explore it in this hand-drawn Metroidvania.