Single-player games like Phaze Shift
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Phaze Shift, 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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Constance
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Voidwrought
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
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Ultros
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phaze Shift.
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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BIOMORPH
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Phaze Shift.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Phaze Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phaze Shift.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.