Single-player games like Glowlings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Glowlings, 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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Brotato
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Glowlings.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Glowlings.
Experience an action-RPG with roguelike elements where you live the double life of an adventurer and a merchant. Dive into vibrant dimensions to fight enemies, gather loot, and manage your backpack. Rebuild your shop and turn profits into gear for the next adventure!
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Noobs Are Coming
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Glowlings.
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
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Genome Guardian 2
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Glowlings.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
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Ascend to ZERO
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Glowlings.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
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Time Wasters
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Glowlings.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
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Million Depth
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Glowlings.
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
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X Invader
Single-player alternative to Glowlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Glowlings.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!