Single-player games like Exception
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Exception, 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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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Dustforce DX
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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Shatter
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
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DeadCore
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
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Distance
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
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Shadow Blade: Reload
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
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Gravity Circuit
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
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STEEL STRIDER
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Ghostrunner
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
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Super Meat Boy Forever
Single-player alternative to Exception — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exception.
Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.