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Single-player games like Identifile: Desktop Dungeon

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon, 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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    Rogue Runner — Steam game cover

    Rogue Runner

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Stop running and you die. Combine fluid parkour mechanics with roguelite TPS combat in a procedurally generated world. Master the movement, break the loop, and escape the Machine of Improbability.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.97 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Talas — Steam game cover

    Talas

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eternal Sword Tomb — Steam game cover

    Eternal Sword Tomb

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    No chosen one, only a mortal soul. In this hardcore cultivation Roguelike, found a sect and forge a legacy across generations. Fall in battle to become a Sword Soul that protects those who follow. Master the Five Elements, defy fate, and turn every death into a step toward a greater awakening.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG8.09 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bait Soul — Steam game cover

    Bait Soul

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Bait Soul is a top-down Dungeon Crawler Roguelike. It blends dungeon exploration with Survivors-style auto-attacks. Accessible yet deep, it retains the thrill of looting, with unique, game-changing mechanics hidden everywhere.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell Bug — Steam game cover

    Hell Bug

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Hell Bug is a simple roguelite shooter where you build a swarm of chaos from the remains of your enemies. Designed as a basic arcade style experience, you focus on crushing mutant bugs and unlocking defeated bosses' children, as powerful new allies. Each bug has a story, some shouldn't be told.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.94 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Purrvivors — Steam game cover

    Purrvivors

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    The catapoclypse is upon us. Lead battle-hardened cats against endless swarms of vermin — auto-fire your weapons, scoop kibble between waves, and stack 32 weapons + 30 items into gloriously broken builds. Solo or 4-player local co-op. Survive… or meOWWW.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forgotten Cave: Roguelite Dungeon Crawler — Steam game cover

    Forgotten Cave: Roguelite Dungeon Crawler

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Forgotten Cave is a roguelite dungeon crawler featuring endless procedurally generated dungeons. Collect loot, find powerful upgrades, and survive as long as you can in this mysterious cave!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guns & Dragons — Steam game cover

    Guns & Dragons

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    coming soon!

    ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Binding of Isaac — Steam game cover

    The Binding of Isaac

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Undertale — Steam game cover

    Undertale

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risk of Rain 2 — Steam game cover

    Risk of Rain 2

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    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.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ancient Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Ancient Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    Ancient Dungeon VR is a fast-paced roguelite dungeon crawler built for VR. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, slash enemies, collect loot, and unlock upgrades in immersive physics-based combat. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou Mystia's Izakaya — Steam game cover

    Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Balatro — Steam game cover

    Balatro

    Single-player alternative to Identifile: Desktop Dungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Identifile: Desktop Dungeon.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →