Single-player games like Ghatika
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ghatika, 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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Hack and Slime
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.
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#BLUD
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.
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DragonLoop
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
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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White Lavender
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghatika.
A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!
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Cross of the Dutchman
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
Cross of the Dutchman is an action adventure game based on the true story of the folk legend 'Pier Gerlofs Donia'. The story takes place in medieval Western Europe, in the province of Frisia, near the turn of the 16th century.
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No Place for Bravery
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ghatika.
Thorn, an old warrior worn down by decades of vim and violence, roams a world undone in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry & cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG, and discover the bone-chilling tale of Thorn's crusade to make his family whole again.
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Curse of the Sea Rats
Single-player alternative to Ghatika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghatika.
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!