Single-player games like Hollow Knight
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hollow Knight, 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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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Solateria
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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Lost Wish: In the desperate world
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
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There Is No Light 616
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Battle your way through the horrors and face the greater threats of these miserable lands! There is No Light 616 is a free version of the action-adventure There is No Light with 3 locations, a boss-fight, and an exclusive arena mode!
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Tartapolis
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
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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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Hollow Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.