Single-player games like Ariana and the Elder Codex
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Ariana and the Elder Codex, 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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Kodama: Slumber of the Gods
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Kodama is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure set in the world of Japanese folklore. Experience fast-paced platforming, fluid combat, and a mystical journey through a colorful, spirit-filled land.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
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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CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story™
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Traverse the sprawling city of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with a device to manipulate time, in this story-driven action platformer. Collect parts, craft gadgets, and unlock abilities—then rewind time to adapt your approach to every new challenge.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
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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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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BIOMORPH
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
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Azur Lane Crosswave
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
In the middle of each nation's normal training routine, a Joint Military Exercise was enacted. A select few from each nation were chosen to participate in this rigorous event. But, how did this event come to be? Are there other ulterior motives at play?
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Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this hack 'n' slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, the 4 Goddesses enter an online fantasy game inspired by... themselves! Choose from 12 characters with unique playstyles and skills to fight in realtime brawls, customize with accessories, and play online with others!
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Amnesia™: Memories
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lost in an alternate dimension, Neptune must collect enough shares to get back home. Sounds easy – except the Seven Sages want to rid Gamindustri of CPUs, including Neptune! Help defeat them and return her to her own world in this JRPG – or be stuck in the '80s forever!
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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Gamindustri has been taken over by a new threat, and the CPUs are nowhere to be found! It’s now up to their younger sisters to step into the spotlight and save the day in this hilarious, deeply customizable JRPG!
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Megadimension Neptunia VII
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune's nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles and multi-worlds in this JRPG!
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DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
Single-player alternative to Ariana and the Elder Codex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ariana and the Elder Codex.
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!