Single-player games like Risk the Dark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Risk the Dark, 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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Dunjungle
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
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Legend of Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Heavy Bullets
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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RAD
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Risk the Dark.
RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
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BELOW
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
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Dandy Ace
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to Risk the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risk the Dark.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!