Single-player games like Tombwater
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Tombwater, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Tombwater page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Tearscape
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
- 2
GRIME II
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Become the stealer of forms in GRIME II, a surreal action-adventure metroidvania. Launch tendrils made of hands to absorb foes and summon molds in their shape, as you explore a bizarre lived-in-world obsessed with art.
- 3
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Tombwater.
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
- 4
Void Sols
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
- 5
Maid of Salvation
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
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.
- 6
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tombwater.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
- 7
Verho - Curse of Faces
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tombwater.
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
- 8
Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tombwater.
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
- 9
Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tombwater.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
- 10
Hyper Light Drifter
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
- 11
Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
- 12
Old School
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...
- 13
Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Tombwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tombwater.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.