Single-player games like Crypt of the Serpent King
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Crypt of the Serpent King, 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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Smash Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Smash Dungeon is a brutal, dark, intense, action rogue-like. Hack and slash your way through the procedurally generated dungeons on your own or in couch co-op, using a combination of armor & weapons upgrades, passive items and power-ups to kill everything in your path to claim the riches below.
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Mana Spark
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
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Healed To Death
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Healed To Death is a single-player Rogue-Lite where you play as the Healer. The gameplay is inspired by healing in MMORPGs. Manage a party, Heal your allies, Explore dungeons and Destroy undead monsters with Healing & Support Spells.
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Arboria
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.
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Himno - The Silent Melody
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.
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Unexplored
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
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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Soulblight
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Soulblight is a dark, unforgiving, top-down action roguelike luring you to cross the thin line between good and evil. Embrace your flaws to survive a journey through an unforgiving Sanctuary. Gluttony, Lust, Cannibalism - how far are you willing to go?
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Devious Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
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Underworld
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Underworld is a classic old-school ARPG in a demonic environment. You must fight demonic skeletons, upgrade your inventory runes, and learn new abilities.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crypt of the Serpent King.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Crypt of the Serpent King.
THE GREAT MACHINE AWAKENS
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Zombies ruined my day
Single-player alternative to Crypt of the Serpent King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crypt of the Serpent King.
This is the story of how the best day of your life can become a nightmare full of zombies. Survive in a hostile environment using all sorts of weapons, defend your position with barricades, and more! All in a fully action packed game with colorful backgrounds and fearsome monsters.