Single-player games like Elusive
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Elusive, 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
- 1
Corestory
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Embark on an exciting journey through the long forgotten kingdom of Corestate. Collect and master various abilities, upgrade your gear, customize how you want to play and defeat powerful opponents. Decide about the world’s fate in this mysterious pixel-art Metroidvania.
- 2
Rushaug: Feline Warfare
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Elusive.
A tactical platformer combining stealth and fast-paced gunplay with action and story-driven missions in a vast explorable world with a large variety of environments. Infiltrate enemy outposts, prevent nuclear war, and uncover the enemy's top secret weapon; Project Emerald.
- 3
lil: Essence of Life
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
A hand-drawn Metroidvania focused on exploration, combat, and progression through essence absorption, evolving weapons, and player-driven balance choices.
- 4
PhantomGaze : Omni-sight
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
A 2D Metroidvania where you control two characters at once. A blind swordsman fights in melee, while a spirit archer provides ranged support. Master parry rhythms and exploit weaknesses using the bestiary. Uncover the secrets of a world built on Asian aesthetics through a stranger's eyes.
- 5
Shadow Strings
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Elusive.
A 2.5D story-driven RPG blending turn-based timeline combat, rhythm-based actions, and Metroidvania-style exploration. As Emilia descends into the Underworld, she must confront gods, shadows, and the trauma that binds her — and fight to save the one she loves.
- 6
Echoes From The Soul
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
"Let the fragments reverberate within your being. Let the echoes from your soul vibrate within every living bodycell. Now, my child, you're whole again. Be it a good or a bad thing, we'll leave for you to choose."
- 7
Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Elusive.
Become Vivi, a shadow-wielding dark elf who hunts a sorcerer’s cult with speed and precision. Dash through enemy attacks, parry deadly strikes, and master acrobatic movement and shadow magic as you explore a dangerous dark fantasy world.
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Well Dweller
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
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Summer in Mara
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
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Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.
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Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Join Koa and Napopo on a 3D platformer adventure through the islands of Mara! Outwit traps, explore the ocean, maneuver dangerous environments, and have fun in 8 wild worlds on their quest to recover stolen pirate loot.
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Deiland: Pocket Planet
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.
- 13
Ankora: Lost Days
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
- 14
Summer in Mara Prologue
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Elusive.
A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure.
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Stories of Mara
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?
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Ankora: Lost Days - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Elusive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Elusive.
The opening act of Ankora: Lost Days. Discover the beginning of this adventure and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in the opening act of this cute-as-heck survival game.