Single-player games like Zexion
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Zexion, 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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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Foregone
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
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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Contrast
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zexion.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zexion.
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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Mega Man 11
Single-player alternative to Zexion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zexion.
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.