Single-player games like Torchlike
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Torchlike, 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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Arithmancy
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Torchlike.
Solve a shifting medieval crypt with math as your only weapon. Arithmancy is a grim, grid-based FPS dungeon crawler. Armed with a cryptic calculator, you must decipher numerical runes, crack procedural vault puzzles, and manipulate the environment to survive the dark. Can you calculate your way out?
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Hollow Host
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Torchlike.
Hollow Host is a horror game with roguelike elements where you are chased by an intelligent creature. Explore the dangerous hellscape, control corpses with special abilities and do try escaping damnation.
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Rogue Fortune
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Torchlike.
A fast-paced action roguelite where your treasure is your health bar. Gamble your gold for the power to survive a hostile temple that wants it back. Arrange geometric relics into a puzzle grid to build devastating synergies.
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GrimVein
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Torchlike.
Venture into the cursed world of GrimVein, battle deadly enemies, uncover powerful loot, and grow stronger with every expedition. Survive dangerous encounters, make difficult choices, and see how far you can push into the darkness.
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Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Torchlike.
No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.
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Don't Wake the Beast
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Torchlike.
In Don't Wake the Beast, a roguelite stealth game, you’ll sneak through ever-changing dungeons to steal precious treasures guarded by deadly beasts. Use your trusty grappling hook to evade traps, outsmart enemies, and solve puzzles. But beware—each treasure you claim makes escaping more dangerous!
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Catacrypt
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Torchlike.
Catacrypt is an online co-op roguelite dungeon crawler. Enter procedurally generated dungeons to obtain powerful upgrades and craft unique weapons. Descend floors and fight increasingly harder enemies and bosses, all to reach the bottom.
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Willcaster
Single-player alternative to Torchlike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Torchlike.
Draw the path across the cursed grid and cast the spells; your champion walks it, fights, and bleeds by your plan. But the frog is no puppet. He has hungers, moods, and a will of his own. Feed his desires and he trusts you. Overrule him and he may refuse.