Single-player games like Deathlust
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Deathlust, 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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Painworld
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Painworld is a hardcore 3D platformer inspired by Boshy-style challenges. Explore a dangerous world of anomalies, survive brutal traps, master wall running and gravity shifts, and throw fireballs straight into boss faces on your way to victory.
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Be Not Afraid, But Run
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deathlust.
POLLUTED WITH OUR BETTER ANGELS THE WAYS BEAR HAZARDS FEW DARE CHALLENGE GO, O MESSENGER AND HEED THESE WORDS: BE NOT AFRAID BUT RUN
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Hell Runner
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Fast Paced first person / third person platformer game where you try to beat each level as fast as possible. Unlock new skills on new chapters and try to find better scores on old levels with new skills as well.
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Stealth Employee
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Stealth Employee is an action-adventure game. Sadık, an employee at an international logistics company, approaches a box on a shelf to fulfill a task. But this simple task leads to a major conflict with the company! Join him on this perilous journey!
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God of Terra: Crestfallen
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Shoot your way through hordes of enemies and tackle challenging bosses. God of Terra: Crestfallen is a solo-developed souls-like with guns set in the world where the last remnants of humanity are facing extinction. It is your task to save them... or die trying.
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Swing Lord
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Swing Lord is a grappling hook game with a heavy emphasis on high stakes climbing. Use your tentacles to reach the highest peaks this unique and dangerous world has to offer.
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Web or Dead
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Be a spider battling to survive in this challenging platformer. Swing, leap and glide as you race to stay ahead of the rising lava but take care, there are many perils waiting in the deep!
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Throughspire
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Reach the depths and heights of a world-piercing Spire, and uncover the truth behind the Spire and the broken world through tense runs.
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Zorro and Zedd
Single-player alternative to Deathlust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.
Slay Dragons, collect magical gems, unlock ancient powers, and adventure through the mystical land of Dundalk as Zorro and Zedd. Vanquish the dreaded Dragon Lords, defeat the Dragon King, and retake your Homeland for all Bat-kind!