Single-player games like An Automaton's Journey
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to An Automaton's Journey, 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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Ocean's Heart
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
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Chronicles of Teddy
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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World to the West
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.
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UNSIGHTED
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
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TUNIC
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with An Automaton's Journey.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with An Automaton's Journey.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
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Master Key
Single-player alternative to An Automaton's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with An Automaton's Journey.
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!