Single-player games like World to the West
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to World to the West, 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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The Elementalist
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Take an epic adventure spanning millions of pixels. Face mighty foes and other foes somewhat less mighty! Solve riddles and puzzles using your spells, wits and the environment! Unlock the power of the elements... Become The Elementalist!
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An Automaton's Journey
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
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Katana Dragon
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
An action, adventure & dungeon exploration RPG, where you play as the ninjas Shin & Nobi in their quest to save the world of Sogen!
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The Path of Kana
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Play as Kana; Chosen to carry a sacred flame through haunted dungeons, solve ancient puzzles, and guide lost souls home. Built-in randomizer for endless replayability.
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The Power of Doznath
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Discover the mysteries around the secret thumb of Doznath.
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Dungeonoid 2 Awakening
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Classic dungeon crawling gets a block-busting twist in Dungeonoid 2 Awakening, a top-down adventure presented in retro pixel art style!
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Milo's Dream
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A top-down adventure game about a doggy in a world of dreams, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
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Ocean's Heart
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
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Teslagrad
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World to the West.
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with World to the West.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Teslagrad 2
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
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Teslagrad Remastered
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
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Mesmer
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A unique revolution simulator where every encounter matters. Mesmer! The pearl of the old world. At least it used to be. But this city has failed its people. Unite the people, spark a revolution and storm the castle. Build a better Mesmer.
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Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with World to the West.
A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
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Knuckle Jet
Single-player alternative to World to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with World to the West.
What's this? An off-the-wall, riveting jetpunk nose-breaking ricochet action platformer, lovingly crafted by the oddballs behind the Teslagrad series!