Single-player games like IRIDESCENT
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to IRIDESCENT, 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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Lost Fleet
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with IRIDESCENT.
Lost Fleet is a co-op space shooter. Every ship in your fleet is flyable, from the smallest fighter to the largest battleship. Protect the Mothership, mine resources, crush your enemies.
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Atomic Picnic
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Third-person bullet heaven meets explosive co-op action! Swing, dash, and blast through monster swarms while combining upgrades and discovering rare evolutions to create game-breaking builds of destruction.
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What the Fog
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with IRIDESCENT.
What the Fog?! You’ve been sucked into a cursed boardgame! Now you and a friend will need to work together to survive. Run, jump, dash, and shoot to escape swarms of angry monsters in this chaotic co-op roguelite from the world of Dead by Daylight.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Vellum
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!
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Knights Within
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Knights Within is a hack&slash horde shooter with roguelite elements. Design custom loadouts, navigate procedurally generated levels and utilize random power-ups. Either solo or with friends, can you survive endless waves of enemies to ensure humanity's survival?
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ArcRunner
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to IRIDESCENT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IRIDESCENT.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.