Single-player games like Black Demeter
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Black Demeter, 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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Phasmonauts
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
Phasmonauts is a 4 player local co-op supernatural roguelite. Cryptid sightings are on the rise! It’s up to you and your friends to invent ghost-hunting equipment to solve the mystery and fight these supernatural creatures.
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ALLARA
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
Allara is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania soulslike set in pre-colonial East Siberia. Play as a shamaness defending her homeland, exploring mythic realms of the sacred world tree, battling brutal bosses, uncovering relics, and mastering a strategic single-skill combat system.
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UKNON Jones & Guynelk 2
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
After Jones' friends are rescued, Jones discovers that his grandfather has mysteriously disappeared. He was looking for a mythical treasure called: "Crystal Cereal". Jones, Guynelk, Elsa LOVELUST and Princess Sapphire decide to search for the crystal cereals to find Jones' grandfather.
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Devil’s Alibi
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Demeter.
A 2.5D pixel-art detective game set in a time loop. Piece together the protagonist's lost past and save the city from an approaching catastrophe. Explore the streets, gather clues, and use what you learn in the next cycles of your investigation.
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SUPERVERSE
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
SUPERVERSE is a fast-paced, action-packed space shooter that launches you into an ancient network of interconnected universes. Your mission: travel back through space-time and prevent the extinction of humanity.
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One Way Road
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
One Way Road is a story-driven action game combining elements of Scroll Shooter, Top Down Shooter, and Tube Shooter. Take the helm of a space cruiser, explore the galaxy, and fight in stellar battles to save humanity.
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Cape Protocol
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Black Demeter.
The galaxy is your workplace. Rent is due. Take odd jobs across the galaxy to pay your rent at a rebel base. Warp to distant worlds, deliver cargo, hunt targets, fight enemies, and salvage valuable goods. Use powerful gauntlets, dual guns, and rocket-powered flight to get the job done.
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Graviton Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Black Demeter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Demeter.
Graviton Reloaded is a 2D-Platformer inspired by other metroidvanias and indie games. In-game, you play as an alien, Xeon, who traverses a facility which has succumbed to the sands of time, but somehow Xeon remembers this place when it was clean. ...almost as if the facility aged without her.