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Single-player games like UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above, 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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    Masterstone — Steam game cover

    Masterstone

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above.

    Roguelite action RPG with procedural levels and story. Random skills and loot force improvised builds, making every playthrough unique. Every enemy is a potential danger, resources are scarce, and death is punishing.

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    Quantum Loop — Steam game cover

    Quantum Loop

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above.

    Zoom and dodge your way about the quadrant, solving intertwining objectives however you can. Hit an asteroid and the mission resets - but whatever you learn you can exploit in the next loop! Use your wits and precise piloting together to prevent the asteroid crisis!

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    Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom — Steam game cover

    Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above.

    Cybernetically enhance small vulnerable animals in a pixel art hardcore roguelite platformer, where every jump, every mutation, and every mistake can decide their freedom… or their extinction.

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    Duellum — Steam game cover

    Duellum

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A chaotic roguelike of medieval jousts, broken builds and spectacular defeats. Buy wacky weapons, strap on eccentric armor and discover combos so overpowered they'd make the gods of jousting weep. Only the most wondrous fools shall rise to legend.

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    RealmWalker — Steam game cover

    RealmWalker

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Create your own spell combinations in this third-person roguelite. Find strong synergies, unlock new abilities, and explore procedurally generated levels that change every run.

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    The Only Eye: Arcane Legacy — Steam game cover

    The Only Eye: Arcane Legacy

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above.

    The Only Eye is a 2D pixel-art action roguelite where every run reshapes your journey. Master unique classes, combine powerful relics, face relentless bosses, and push through a dark fantasy world with deep progression and a challenging endgame.

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    Ark of the Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    Ark of the Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Earth destroyed by nuclear disaster. For 150 years, humanity's last hope, the 'Ark', drifts through space. Food dwindles, distrust grows. As leader, your mission: secure provisions, maintain order. Can you and 500 crew members survive to rekindle humanity's flame?

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    Lich Lords — Steam game cover

    Lich Lords

    Single-player alternative to UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with UNDERSTAR: Dig Below, Rise Above.

    Lich Lords is an unforgiving roguelite dungeon crawler where the undead are cursed to fight eternally. Descend into ever-changing eldritch dungeons, forge powerful builds, defeat rival Liches and monstrous creatures, and uncover the truth behind the cycle to claim the crown.

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