Single-player games like Derelict Star
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Derelict Star, 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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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Öoo
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
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The Mobius Machine
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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Pseudoregalia
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Derelict Star.
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
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Bat to the Heavens
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
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Rusted Moss
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Derelict Star.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Derelict Star.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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Super Meat Boy Forever
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.