Single-player games like Horace
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Horace, 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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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
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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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
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Skelattack
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
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BLACKHOLE
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
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Cathedral
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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FEZ
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Horace.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Horace.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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MANIC MINERS
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Horace.
Welcome to "MANIC MINERS" - just imagine, "Lemmings" meets "Boulderdash" ... with TNTs, fuse bombs, lasers and flamers tossed-in-too! Deploy your Tiny Miners (TM) to collect, and safely return home, as many jewels as possible. But, be very, very, aware - there's a million ways to die daan there!
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Pizza Tower
Single-player alternative to Horace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horace.
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.