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Single-player games like Roah

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Roah, 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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    Wings of Vi — Steam game cover

    Wings of Vi

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minoria — Steam game cover

    Minoria

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rabi-Ribi — Steam game cover

    Rabi-Ribi

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight — Steam game cover

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kotama and Academy Citadel — Steam game cover

    Kotama and Academy Citadel

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyber Shadow — Steam game cover

    Cyber Shadow

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castle In The Darkness — Steam game cover

    Castle In The Darkness

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FOX n FORESTS — Steam game cover

    FOX n FORESTS

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I wanna be The Cat — Steam game cover

    I wanna be The Cat

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    I wanna be the Cat is a challenging roguelite platformer inspired by I wanna be the Guy fangames.Fight against famous videogame characters turned into cats and try to claim "THE CAT" as the ultimate title.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wings of Vi 2: Guardian's Heart — Steam game cover

    Wings of Vi 2: Guardian's Heart

    Single-player alternative to Roah — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Roah.

    Myougi survived. She shattered the sin statues. Now the Seven Deadly Sins walk the shattered realms, and Vi returns, wings reforged, to hunt them down. The vision is a mix of what I've learned: a precision platformer with fast, fluid combat and more player agency.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →