Single-player games like Derelict Star
Below are 12 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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InOut
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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Quarion
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Derelict Star.
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
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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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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Derelict Star.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Constance
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
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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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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Sylvio
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Derelict Star.
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
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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.