Single-player games like October Falls
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to October Falls, 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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Lola's Familiars: Prison of Argnoh
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Escape a demonic underworld prison in this stunning anime inspired lite-vania adventure. Explore mysterious magical realms, forge pacts with powerful Familiar bosses, uncover dark secrets, and guide Lola through an emotional journey of growth in a haunting dark fantasy world.
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OTHERSIDE: Untamed Words
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
OTHERSIDE is a 2D, hand-drawn Metroidvania adventure featuring 'Mao' - a cat warrior awakened from slumber. Wield a sword and brush to explore a beast kingdom, encounter tribes, and uncover secrets.
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Pain-T
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Pain-T is an exploration-driven metroidvania where color is your greatest weapon. Restore a world drained of paint, overcome hostile creatures, unlock colorfull powers, reveal hidden paths, and paint your own destiny.
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Etherland Saga
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Etherland Saga is a 2D action RPG with Metroidvania charm in a fantasy pixel art world. Switch between 3 unique heroes on the fly, upgrade their skills, unite divided clans, tame the power of crystals, and uncover the truth behind a cataclysm the world has spent two thousand years trying to forget.
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Dread Delusion
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
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Twilight Monk
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.
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SHEEPO
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with October Falls.
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
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The Darkest Tales
Single-player alternative to October Falls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with October Falls.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.