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Single-player games like Black Tear

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Black Tear, 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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    Morkull Ragast's Rage — Steam game cover

    Morkull Ragast's Rage

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Primal Planet — Steam game cover

    Primal Planet

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prince of Persia The Lost Crown — Steam game cover

    Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Tear.

    Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clunky Hero — Steam game cover

    Clunky Hero

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOMBLADE — Steam game cover

    DOOMBLADE

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Olija — Steam game cover

    Olija

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blasphemous 2 — Steam game cover

    Blasphemous 2

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost Song — Steam game cover

    Ghost Song

    Single-player alternative to Black Tear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Tear.

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →