Single-player games like Ascension Trail
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ascension Trail, 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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Tears of Vanfell
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ascension Trail.
Your life begins anew in front of an imposing mountain... Climb and explore it with a wide cast of characters in this dungeon crawler RPG with up to four player Co-op.
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Touhou Chronicle of Youkai Prayers
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ascension Trail.
"Touhou Chronicle of Youkai Prayers" is a Touhou fan-made roguelike action game.Due to a Kedama incident in Gensokyo, Flandre Scarlet eagerly takes the initiative to resolve it. Or rather, she's actually just causing chaos, definitely not trying to solve anything!
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Masterstone
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ascension Trail.
Roguelite action RPG with procedural levels and story. Random skills and loot force improvised builds, making every playthrough unique. Every enemy is a potential danger, resources are scarce, and death is punishing.
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Realmlords
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ascension Trail.
REALMLORDS is a fast‑paced Bullet‑hell / Spell-hell roguelite with 12 distinct classes, each offering unique weapons, abilities, and build paths. Explore 9 dangerous Randomly Generated Elemental Realms filled with unique monsters, hazards, and loot as you fight to survive each run.
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Malignant Survivors 2
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ascension Trail.
Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick a hero, gear up and face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger and stay alive. Died? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.
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Hadvoron: The Godhunters
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ascension Trail.
Find the way through the Shattered Cities while slaying numerous enemies and looting infinitely stacking items, in this Roguelike combining fast paced third person combat system and exploration. Playable Singleplayer or up to 4 players.
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DAIMON BLADES
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ascension Trail.
From the creators of E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, a cult cyberpunk RPG. Daimon Blades is a brutal first person slasher that combines the depth of action RPGs and replayability of roguelites. Launch expeditions solo or up to 4 players, and survive the many horrors of the Daimon Realm.
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The Bleakest Keep
Single-player alternative to Ascension Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ascension Trail.
The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!