Single-player games like Sylv and the Ancient Tree
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sylv and the Ancient Tree, 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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ITORAH
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
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末代侠客
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
个人独立开发的像素武侠风横版动作游戏，以电子游戏的形式为大家展示在南宋末年蒙古入侵中原、江湖没落、大侠绝迹的背景下，怀有侠义之心的剑客贯彻心中理念的故事。
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Rogue Legacy 2
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
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Smelter
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
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Glimmer in Mirror
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
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Pronty
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Sylv and the Ancient Tree — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sylv and the Ancient Tree.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.