Single-player games like SteamWorld Dig 2
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to SteamWorld Dig 2, 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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SteamWorld Dig
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
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SteamWorld Heist
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Iconoclasts
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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The Mobius Machine
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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Ad Fundum
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Out There Somewhere
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
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Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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Everything
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.
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The Gunk
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Single-player alternative to SteamWorld Dig 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SteamWorld Dig 2.
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!