Single-player games like Pertinence
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pertinence, 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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Mech Chip
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pertinence.
Mech Chip is an action-adventure platformer with pilotable machinery. Explore the internal labyrinth of the cybersphere, and install yourself into devices to gain new quirks and abilities.
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Escape Zolstar
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Bookbound Brigade
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Pertinence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pertinence.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.