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Single-player games like Nethermage

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nethermage, 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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    God, Save the Queens! — Steam game cover

    God, Save the Queens!

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!

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    Hand of Fate: Hordes — Steam game cover

    Hand of Fate: Hordes

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    HAND OF FATE: HORDES is a dark-fantasy bullet heaven auto-shooter powered by your strategic deckbuilding mastery. Survive the horde, forge your build, and unleash devastating attacks to escape a netherworld beyond the 13th Gate. Thrive in chaos!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Runix: Pinball Roguelike — Steam game cover

    Runix: Pinball Roguelike

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    A roguelike 3D pinball game where you build your ball deck to hit and slay monsters with incredible combos and climb to the top of the leaderboard. Discover powerful artifacts that create incredible synergies and increase your mage powers to restore "The Pinball Order"

    2026ActionIndieRPG14.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cosmos Kitten — Steam game cover

    Cosmos Kitten

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    Combat endless waves of spaceships as Cosmos Kitten in this physics-based action roguelite! Unlock combinations of unique characters with powerful weapons to overcome the onslaught of enemies. Compete or cooperate with friends in optional local multiplayer mode.

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    Stel — Steam game cover

    Stel

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    Stel is a spaceship action-adventure game with procedurally generated elements. Fight dangerous foes, improve your ship and explore the different levels to decipher a mysterious problem, the Quantum are disappearing...

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    Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game — Steam game cover

    Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    Pulverize your enemies for underestimating this cute little wizard by counter attacks, deflecting projectiles, unleashing face-melting ultimate abilities and building insane combos boosting your power until you are strong enough to beat the boss or break the game - Either way you win.

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    Gem Beasts — Steam game cover

    Gem Beasts

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    Gem beasts is a creature collector, roguelike. Fight and collect other creatures to play as, manage your inventory and explore different build combinations.

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    Cloak Hero — Steam game cover

    Cloak Hero

    Single-player alternative to Nethermage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nethermage.

    Cloak Hero is a rougelite dungeon crawler with a mix of auto and manual control combat mechanism. With weapons, magic and special powers, our hero fights to survive and grows stronger to face the evil force down in the deep.

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