Single-player games like illumine
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to illumine, 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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CreatorCrate
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
A fast, chaotic, and totally unique platformer with roguelike elements. Outsmart everything that wants you dead with your grabby robot arm. Rampage through a massive circular space station. Grab, stab, block, throw, and devour your enemies! More than run and shoot: improvise and CREATE!
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A Valley Without Wind
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
You choose how to play, and the world of Environ adapts around you.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Nary
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
Nary is a hardcore pseudo-endless runner about multitasking. If you want to survive, you'll have to both avoid the randomly generated obstacles and defeat your foes by mashing correct button sequences!
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Delver
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.
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TowerClimb
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Unexplored
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with illumine.
The ROGUELITE that feels like a ROGUELIKE. Praised for its fantastically generated dungeons, real-time combat and surprising amount of content and depth. One of the BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR according to PC Gamer and VICE Waypoint.
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Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
Single-player alternative to illumine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with illumine.
Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?