Single-player games like PorBor
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PorBor, 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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Infinitevania
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PorBor.
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
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Quarion
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PorBor.
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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Salene
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PorBor.
Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!
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Set In Stone
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PorBor.
A 2D platformer metroidvania. Discover a strange place where everyone was turned into a tiny stone. Fight difficult bosses, explore an interconnected world, and piece together the chaotic history of people who suddenly lost their humanity (or not?).
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Ghost Trap: Underworld
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PorBor.
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
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Stickility
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PorBor.
Explore vast and deep interiors of an underground research center, brimming with creative foes, bosses, NPC's, and more. Craft your equipment from scavenged tech, and uncover Biotec's dark experiments.
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Isles of Sea and Sky
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PorBor.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
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Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Single-player alternative to PorBor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PorBor.
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.