Single-player games like Catmaze
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Catmaze, 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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Fearmonium
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
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Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Classic 2D platformer, play as a nimble elf and dash through the ancient fairytale forest. Defeat powerful Insomniac creatures, cast spells by combining four elements to summon thunder and entangle flame. Collect the heart of the goddess, unleash the hidden power of your Silver Axe.
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Deepening Fire
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
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Feudal Alloy
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.
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Glimmer in Mirror
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Catmaze.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Reflection of Mine
Single-player alternative to Catmaze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Catmaze.
Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.