Single-player games like Marrow
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Marrow, 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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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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The Last Faith
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
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Blasphemous
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Marrow.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
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Dolmen
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Dolmen is a terrifying new action RPG that combines futuristic Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror elements. Will your timeline be erased or will you defeat your enemies to survive and fulfil your mission?
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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Marrow.
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
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BUTCHER
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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DARK SOULS™ II
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Marrow.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Exoder
Single-player alternative to Marrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marrow.
Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.