Single-player games like Dark Scrolls
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Scrolls, 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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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Shard Squad
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
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PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.
The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 20 additional characters, each with their own special moves and playstyles. Online & Local Co-op.
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LORT
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Scrolls.
LORT is a 1–8 player co-op action roguelite. Team up with your friends to battle, loot, and stack ridiculous power-ups across a cursed fantasy world. Fight toward escape, revive your homies, and get absolutely chadded as you evolve from goblin tickler to god slapper.
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Rogue Stormers
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
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Megabonk
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
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Devolver Bootleg
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.
Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games. Pay money for it now.
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Gunbrella
Single-player alternative to Dark Scrolls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.