Single-player games like Storm Lancers
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Storm Lancers, 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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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Experience an action-RPG with roguelike elements where you live the double life of an adventurer and a merchant. Dive into vibrant dimensions to fight enemies, gather loot, and manage your backpack. Rebuild your shop and turn profits into gear for the next adventure!
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Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
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Shape of Dreams
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.
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Astral Ascent
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Dark Scrolls
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Crimson Moon
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.
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Ire: A Prologue
Single-player alternative to Storm Lancers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.
It’s 1986, and you’re stranded in the Bermuda Triangle -- but not alone. Trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive and uncover the truth. Ready or not, here it comes.