Single-player games like Ascend The Well
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Ascend The Well, 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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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascend The Well.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Ascend The Well.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Ascend The Well.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascend The Well.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascend The Well.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascend The Well.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascend The Well.
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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Olija
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Ascend The Well.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.
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Keep on Mining!
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascend The Well.
Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!
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Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascend The Well.
Keep on Mining! – Worlds is an incremental mining game where you mine rocks, collect resources, and travel through many unique worlds, finding artifacts, crafting pickaxes, and purchasing many permanent upgrades!
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PegIdle
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascend The Well.
PegIdle is a Pachinko idle game! Aim and shoot your balls to clear all the pegs on the board. Recieve gold by hitting the golden pegs or by landing balls into the moving bucket. Purchasing auto ball drop will automaticly drop balls onto the board. Spend your gold on new balls and ball upgrades!
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Clicker Clicker Clicker
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascend The Well.
Click on the cursor to receive clicker gold. Upgrade your clicks with your clicker gold. Click on the falling cursors to receive more clicker gold! Purchase projectiles in the shop that will clean out the falling cursors for you.
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Slime Squisher
Single-player alternative to Ascend The Well — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascend The Well.
Slime Squisher is a game where you need to protect a strawberry by squishing slimes with your cursor. Choose upgrades, get more powerful and survive waves of deadly slimes!