Single-player games like The Long Way Up
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Long Way Up, 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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Eternal Sword Tomb
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
No chosen one, only a mortal soul. In this hardcore cultivation Roguelike, found a sect and forge a legacy across generations. Fall in battle to become a Sword Soul that protects those who follow. Master the Five Elements, defy fate, and turn every death into a step toward a greater awakening.
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Kardiya: The Winds of Fate
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rogue-lite RPG Dicebuilding game. Roll the dice, choose your companions, organize your gear, explore all of Kardia, and die. Then try again! Try again and again. Experience a different story each time. Until you find The Winds of Fate.
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Mythologous
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A persistent online text RPG with dungeon crawling, extraction, tactical combat, deep magic systems, and emergent radiant NPCs. Explore, prepare gear, clear dungeons, incant spells and rituals, interact and command companions naturally, craft and trade. Your avatar lives, with or without you.
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Kinetype
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Long Way Up.
KINETYPE is a minimalist, terminal, ASCII, roguelite where your keyboard is the interface for survival. Navigate procedural terminal grids by typing commands to move and survive. Extract to bank Bytes for permanent upgrades, or lose your streak to the system. The terminal is yours to command.
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Warp to Sector One
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Long Way Up.
Trade, fight, and explore a procedurally generated galaxy in this deep space trading game inspired by 80's sci-fi computer screens and early text based space games. Command fleets, negotiate with alien factions, colonize planets, and forge your legacy across five unique career paths.
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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Zodiac Mountain
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ascend Zodiac Mountain in a roguelike deckbuilder with two-sided cards. Build Yin & Yang hands, discover powerful relics, and create satisfying synergies to defeat mythical enemies.
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Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾
Single-player alternative to The Long Way Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Choose your mech, customize your loadout, and build your perfect deck. Experiment with cards to find powerful combinations as you enjoy the tactical combat and deckbuilding in this roguelike adventure!