Single-player games like AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact, 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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Breaking Gates
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
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Panda Punch
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
Panda Punch is a puzzle platformer game in which you have to control a red panda and save the world from evil alien robots.
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LarsGadiel
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.
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Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Curse of the Sea Rats
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
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Maid of Salvation
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
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AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Single-player alternative to AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact.
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?