Single-player games like Roses and Gems
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Roses and Gems, 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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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Torchlight II
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Dredgers
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Roses and Gems.
Based on traditional rogue-likes, Dredgers is a real-time dungeon crawler where you can play as 30 different races, each having their own stats and skills. With the unique class system you can mix and match classes as you desire, anything from an Archer-Knight to a Berserker-Summoner-Priest is possible!
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RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roses and Gems.
A rich paragraph of information which will try to charm and pique interest, trying to catch your eye in a sea of competition using a slew of buzzwords such as ‘bullet heaven’ and ‘in-depth meta-progression’, in a vain attempt to make you believe this game is any different from others in its genre.
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Dry Sand Damp Steps
Single-player alternative to Roses and Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Roses and Gems.
A short story about a water spirit wandering the wastes of a dry world. As you travel, you'll interact with the inhabitants, accumulate and manage your water, collect trinkets, avoid danger and push forwards into the uncertain future.