Single-player games like [Hell is Empty]
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to [Hell is Empty], 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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INKURSION
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with [Hell is Empty].
Play as a newly sentient octopus escaping your power-hungry creator. Swing, fight, and explore diverse game worlds across a fourth-wall-breaking adventure
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Solar Dreamer Nikko
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with [Hell is Empty].
BOOST YOUR DREAMS ! Play as Nikko, a young squirrel girl on a journey through visions of her future ! Explore levels at brisk speed using you BOOST! and collect every sun in this retro-styled adventure paying hommage to the greatest late-90's classics !
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Tombone: Legend of the Cave Babes
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with [Hell is Empty].
Tombone is a fast paced action-adventure game set in a fantastic prehistoric world. Jump, climb, and slide through vast levels full of collectibles, bash loads of enemies, and go toe to toe in huge boss fights as you save the world and the cave babes.
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Amanda Sparks in: Shade Forest 2
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with [Hell is Empty].
Too glam for the forest, too strong for the haters—Amanda Sparks is back to slay in this fierce roguelike platformer!
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A Story About Forever: Transience
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with [Hell is Empty].
A Story About Forever is a space exploration action RPG game with heavy emphasis on story and character interaction, (inspired by Star Control II). Features Asteroids-style dogfights, an upgradable ship, a deep conversation system, and hundreds of characters with novels' worth of dialog to discover.
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Foldy's OS Quest
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with [Hell is Empty].
Foldy’s OS Quest invites players into a colorful computerized world for an action-packed 3D platforming adventure like no other! Run, jump, zip, surf and stomp your way through the magical world of personal computing, and take down the virus before it can break through the Firewall!
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Hera´s Revenge
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with [Hell is Empty].
Hera’s Revenge is a mythological action-adventure where your actions reshape the world. Battle across divine realms, forge bonds with companions, and ascend from mortal warrior to goddess through the evolving Living Mythology System.
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A Fool's Errand
Single-player alternative to [Hell is Empty] — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with [Hell is Empty].
Explore a surrealist, fully open solar system. Help people, go on errands, and goof off to make as much money as you can.