Single-player games like SIMIAN
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SIMIAN, 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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Mark of the Deep
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
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Grim Axiom
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.
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Deathward
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
Seek Death as you face dangerous foes, solve puzzles, and explore forgotten dungeons to become the ultimate necromancer.
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Arto
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
You were created by the last brushstrokes of a dying god to restore color and life to the lands. Master an array of abilities and weapons, create more than eighty paint-infused projectile spells, and make choices that will help shape the future of this world.
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AI LIMIT
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
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Echoes of Yi : Samsara
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
ECHOES of YI: SAMSARA is a dark martial arts action game infused with traditional Chinese culture. Players embody the Sword Saint's first disciple, battling fierce enemies and unraveling the mystery beneath the Jianmu Tree. Will you face the challenges or go with the flow? The choice is yours.
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Spark in the Dark
Single-player alternative to SIMIAN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SIMIAN.
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.