Single-player games like Infernax
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Infernax, 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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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Chronicles of the Wolf
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
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A Robot Named Fight!
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
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The Last Faith
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Elderand
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
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Odallus: The Dark Call
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Infernax.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
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Sujimon Quest
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Infernax.
A village is under attack by fearsome monsters known as Sujimon, prompting one brave woman to team up with a yakuza to bring them down!
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CONTRAL
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infernax.
Control two characters simultaneously with your keyboard and mouse! Use your left hand to guide the robot toward the goal while your right hand creates platforms to pave the way forward. Master a unique single-player, dual-control action puzzle experience.
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Just Shapes & Beats
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
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Berzerk Flashback
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Three dudes in their twenties, they shared a goal, they shared a dream, ♫ To make Flash gaaames ♫ RIP Flash 1996-2020
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Zombidle : REMONSTERED
Single-player alternative to Infernax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Infernax.
Like the song says, good guys finish last, and in this case, they also finish homeless and on fire. Welcome to Zombidle, Berzerk Studio's newest idle game, or tap game; whatever, you do you, man.