Single-player games like Hollow Moon
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hollow Moon, 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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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hollow Moon.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hollow Moon.
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hollow Moon.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Moon.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Moon.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Moon.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Moon.
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.
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Olija
Single-player alternative to Hollow Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Moon.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.