Single-player games like Enigma Heart
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Enigma Heart, 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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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
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Afterimage
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Enigma Heart.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
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Glimmer in Mirror
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
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Viola: The Heroine's Melody
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Enigma Heart.
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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Salt and Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Enigma Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Enigma Heart.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.