Single-player games like Palingenesia
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Palingenesia, 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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Isekai Rift
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
You control a dimensional energy that allows you to create portals, teleport, capture the souls of your enemies, and turn them into allies. A 3D action-adventure platformer where exploration meets combat.
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Adventure in Hender´s Castle
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
Explore Hender’s Castle in a quest for a forbidden spell in this 3D action-adventure. Draw magic circles, brew potions, invoke spirits, bargain with ghosts and above all else: don't lose your cauldron!
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Blightened
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
Blightened is a dark fantasy 2.5D Metroidvania platformer where corruption fuels both survival and power. Explore fractured timelines, channel volatile blight into abilities, and battle monstrous guardians across collapsing realms.
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Noctheria
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
A retro horror action-adventure. Explore cursed dungeons, solve their puzzles, and find the tools that open each new path. All while uncovering the truth of ancient gods.
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Dust to Dust
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
Fight for your afterlife in this colorful, action-packed 3D top-down Metroidvania-style game! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, sneak around interconnected levels, unlock new powers and team up with the local psychic to turn gigantic foes into dust.
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Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Palingenesia.
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
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Blue Fire
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
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Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Palingenesia.
Adventure awaits in this narrative driven fantasy action-RPG. The war-torn city of Vahrin stands before you on the brink of collapse and in desperate need of aid. As a mercenary in search of your next…opportunity, will you answer Vahrin’s Call?
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Lumber and Plunder
Single-player alternative to Palingenesia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Palingenesia.
An exploration-focused game set on a remote island said to hide a long-forgotten treasure. Scavenge resources, sell what you find, upgrade your gear, and carve your way through a mysterious forest. Uncover scattered clues, piece together a legend, and conquer the mountain- at your own pace.