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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XGA SPECIAL EDITION
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
Survive the nightmare of XGA! Trapped in the rotting corpse of a space station, you must explore, fight and hide in this intense Horror-Metroidvania! But remember, XGA is hunting you....
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Diggy Diggy Mole
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
In this metroidvania platformer originally made for NES, play as mole digging your way with great agility through deep caverns, in search of a lost dwarven treasure to repay your debts.
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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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PSYCRON
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
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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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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Derelict Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Derelict Star.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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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.