Single-player games like Ascender
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Ascender, 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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Outpost Delta
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
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Smelted Kin
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
Science fiction 2D shooter with platformer and metroidvania elements. Players will have to explore a huge research complex consisting of nonlinear levels, which is crowded with robots
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
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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Super Roboy
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
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Blocks That Matter
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Ultros
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Greak: Memories of Azur
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
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My Lovely Daughter
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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My Lovely Wife
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascender.
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
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1998: The Toll Keeper Story
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascender.
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
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My Lovely Empress
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascender.
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
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NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascender.
NSFW or Not a Simulator For Working is a casual simulator game where you try not to work anytime you can. Be careful of your snitching co-worker and strict boss. If you get caught, you will get FIRED !!!
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GoBlock's Impossible Medley
Single-player alternative to Ascender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ascender.
GoBlock's Impossible Medley is the most impossible and frustrating yet addictive game that you ever play. The game combines three challenging gameplay in one impossible game. You will jump, fly and roll in a loop throughout the game.