Single-player games like Axiom Verge
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Axiom Verge, 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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Axiom Verge 2
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
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Dex
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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The Mummy Demastered
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Axiom Verge.
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
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.
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Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Axiom Verge.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Chronicles of Teddy
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
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FEZ
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Axiom Verge.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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Environmental Station Alpha
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Axiom Verge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Axiom Verge.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.