Single-player games like Transcendent
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Transcendent, 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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Setsuna
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
Play as "Setsuna," an android assassin. In this cyberpunk-themed 2D action-adventure game, traverse a futuristic metropolis ruled by a super-corp alongside your accompanying AI, clash with powerful enemies, collect abilities to explore the unknown, and search for the meaning of your existence.
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Fablelight
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
A single-player, story-driven 2D fighting game with RPG progression. Slash through fairytale monsters, recruit unlikely allies, and choose your route through a whimsical and absurd hand-drawn world.
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Tia:weird hunter
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
Welcome to Tia: Weird Hunter, a hand-drawn 2D action RPG. Unleash fast, fluid combos, and take on fierce boss battles that will test your reflexes and skills. Play as the mysterious Scythe Maiden as you explore the vivid, fantastical city known as the Faceless City.
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Dimraeth
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
A 1-8 player fantasy RPG set in a handcrafted pixel world. Build your hero across 8 races and 6 classes. Explore ancient lands, master elemental combat, forge relationships, and shape a stronghold to call home. Fight for the fate of Dimraeth either together or alone.
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Fractured Worlds
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
Fractured Worlds is a dark fantasy action RPG set in the shattered remnants of a ruined reality. Master weighty, precision-based combat, explore diverse realms, and face challenging bosses alone or together with other players of the realm
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The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
From Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker is an action RPG in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas, a mage now freed from years in captivity. Wield the chains that once bound you and liberate Demacia from the Mageseekers' tyranny.
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Sanctum Mage
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
Sanctum Mage is a magic fantasy-themed beat 'em up action-adventure game. you will: forge dynamic combat strategies, combine randomly empowered arcane blessings, and pilot enchanted war machines to break through swarms of foes.
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Grim Trials
Single-player alternative to Transcendent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Transcendent.
Prove your worth. Hack and blast your way through the Grim Trials. Explore the (after)life of the Academy – a training ground for aspiring Grim Reapers. Befriend fellow Reapers, learn from your mentors, and uncover the secrets of your life and love before your death.