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Single-player games like Glow Journey

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Glow Journey, 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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    Spell Defender — Steam game cover

    Spell Defender

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    Spell Defender is a 3D, Third-Person, wave defence, survival Roguelite. Use magical powers to defeat waves of enemies. Each wave rewards you with a choice of a new power. Find synergies and combine these powers to create the ultimate defender.

    2022ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Souls — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Souls

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CRYPTARK — Steam game cover

    CRYPTARK

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atomicrops — Steam game cover

    Atomicrops

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! 

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond the Long Night — Steam game cover

    Beyond the Long Night

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell is Other Demons — Steam game cover

    Hell is Other Demons

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    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.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    One Step From Eden — Steam game cover

    One Step From Eden

    Single-player alternative to Glow Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Glow Journey.

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →