Single-player games like Res Extensa
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Res Extensa, 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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Far Star
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
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Outpost Delta
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
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PSYCRON
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Res Extensa.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Super Roboy
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
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Moonlight Pulse
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Pronty
Single-player alternative to Res Extensa — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Res Extensa.
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.