Single-player games like KON: Tale of the Darkness
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to KON: Tale of the Darkness, 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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Adventure in Hender´s Castle
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
Explore Hender’s Castle in a quest for a forbidden spell in this 3D action-adventure. Draw magic circles, brew potions, invoke spirits, bargain with ghosts and above all else: don't lose your cauldron!
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Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
The mystical Egyptian underworld beckons you in Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow! Foil the plans of Set and Apep using your powers of light. Explore the varied environments of the underworld and battle your way through in this epic pixel art style Metroidvania.
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Nothing At Stake
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
Three days. A doomed world destined to be flattened. A cult escapee wanders in obscurity, cultivating the little community that remains. Despite history comprehended and otherworldly horror culled, there remains nothing at stake.
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WaxHeart
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
An atmospheric puzzle-adventure platformer where a wax child with a lantern for a heart journeys through a ruined world in search of their lost memory.
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HIIT: Stranded on Zaruma
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
Trapped on the mysterious planet Zaruma, use tools like the Drone, Scanner, and Hookshot to explore the ruins of an ancient civilization and uncover what happened before your arrival.
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Seed of Life
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
Seed of Life is an old school action-adventure game. You play as Hope, a wolf spirit on a quest to restore natural order. In your journey, you'll be accompanied by a bird named Letty. Use both their unique skills to explore exotic places, fight formidable foes, and discover hidden secrets.
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MUTAGEN
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
Explore a lush, interconnected alien ecosystem that reshapes itself each time you die. Absorb mutations from your fallen kin to reach new areas and adapt to your surroundings. Study the environment to find your own solutions, and unearth the planet's many secrets.
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Pumpkin & Patch
Single-player alternative to KON: Tale of the Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with KON: Tale of the Darkness.
EmBARK on an all-new adventure with Patch, a one-eyed Shiba Inu dog in search of a new family. Travel with Patch and his new friend, Pumpkin, on this exciting 2D Metroidvania to battle dangerous bosses, explore the Hollowed Lands, and gain fun new abilities!