Single-player games like Xenon Valkyrie
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Xenon Valkyrie, 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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Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Metal Unit
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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A Robot Named Fight!
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Vagante
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
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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Riddled Corpses
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
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LarsGadiel
Single-player alternative to Xenon Valkyrie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.