Single-player games like The Wizard of Gloss
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Wizard of Gloss, 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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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
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Zapling Bygone
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
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.
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
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Emberbane
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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Lion Quest
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Take Jethro the Lion on a magical journey, traversing space and time to prevent the imminent collapse of the universe. Oh and your friend Ronald the Bear is missing, maybe you can find him whilst you’re out exploring?
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LQVE: Lion Quest Versus Expanded
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Jethro and friends return for a hypnotic voyage across the Lion Quest universe. Push the boundaries of time and space in this action-packed platformer and experimental party game for 1–4 players.
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M1: A Death in the Desert
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
When M wakes up in an abandoned hotel he has no memory of how he got there. In the bedside draw he finds a list with three names and a gun with three bullets, but what he does with this information is up to you. How far will you go to discover the truth?
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Lion Quest Infinity
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Jethro the Lion and friends steal a magic grandfather clock and embark on an unforgettable adventure. Are they here to save the universe, or is it simply a marketing ploy constructed as part of an elaborate book tour?
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CAPITALISM The action board game for one player
Single-player alternative to The Wizard of Gloss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
'CAPITALISM The action board game for one player' is a real-time board game/ card game hybrid with minigames.