Single-player games like Doctor Plague
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Doctor Plague, 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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Grim Heart: Bleak Laments
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
You are Hemwick, ex-witch hunter, chasing an ancient artifact: the Grim Heart. Ready your arsenal and survive brutal encounters in a handcrafted 2D pixel-art world. Your expertise is your greatest weapon and, ultimately, the difference between life and death.
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Divinum
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration. Master devastating combos and craft unique builds to repel mysterious invaders and uncover your island's hidden truth.
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Castleborne Survivors
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
A survivors-like game with side-scrolling action combat. Slash, dodge, and mow down endless monsters in a gothic horror castle. Upgrade with every choice, snowball out of control, and survive until the very end.
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Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure. Journey across the Eternal Continent, where the Theocracy, Gaia faction, and forces of Sin struggle for power. Explore dangerous regions, battle powerful enemies, and collect the scattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
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NIPH
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
NIPH is a stylish roguelite platformer with risky and intense combat. Slash, shoot, and learn and cast spells with more varied items as you explore a vast and diverse fantasy world!
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DEAD DAYLIGHT
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.
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The Lubs 2: Straw Hats
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
The Lubs 2 : Straw Hats is a 2D action platformer game with RPG factors. Answer the Holy Council's call and fight against Krilton rebellion! The Straw Hats must be paid of their debt and Yunlingen must be in peace again!
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Chronicles of Teddy
Single-player alternative to Doctor Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Doctor Plague.
Chronicles of Teddy : Harmony of Exidus is a 2D Adventure / Action game with a Pixel Art Retro finish. Help Tarant in a quest, in which you will have to fight, use your sense of direction and hearing to accomplish your mission.