Single-player games like Downwell
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Downwell, 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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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downwell.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Super House of Dead Ninjas
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Downwell.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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Brotato
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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Super Crate Box
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Downwell.
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Downwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downwell.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.