Single-player games like Outland
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Outland, 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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Unbound: Worlds Apart
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outland.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
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Oblitus
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny.
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OUTBUDDIES DX
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
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Castle In The Darkness
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outland.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Returnal™
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outland.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Outland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.