Single-player games like Near The Sun
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Near The Sun, 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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INAYAH - Life after Gods
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
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HAAK
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
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CODE Bunny
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
CODE Bunny is a Fast-paced 2D Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together! Master the play styles of two characters - Axel and Hazel - to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip through enemies! Can you run fast enough to uncover the secrets of Lumna?
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Dark Light
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Near The Sun.
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
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Rusted Moss
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
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Cyber Shadow
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
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The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
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Dex
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
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Starchaser: Priestess of the Night Sky
Single-player alternative to Near The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Near The Sun.
Defy gravity and traverse a twisted 3D labyrinth as a chosen priestess cast with the important job of naming the stars. However, when the night sky goes dark, only the maze remains.