Single-player games like Cadence
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cadence, 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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ELLUSION
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
ELLUSION is an action puzzle bullet hell fully contained within a tiny 6x6 grid. A "controlled chaos" take on the genre all about mastering the flow of dodging within its spatially and rhythmically quantized simulation.
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NanoApostle
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
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Boss Rush: Mythology
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
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Eldest Souls
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
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Raindancer
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Awoken from death by The Rain itself, Bramble is tasked with bringing an end to the leaders of three rival tribes, and purifying their corruption against nature.
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Slash or Die
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
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Titan Souls
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
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City of Beats
Single-player alternative to Cadence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.