Single-player games like Vaporum
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Vaporum, 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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Vaporum: Lockdown
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
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Legend of Grimrock
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vaporum.
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
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Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Guide a team of memorable characters through a world inspired by Central European mythology.
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The Quest
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vaporum.
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
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Paper Sorcerer
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vaporum.
Paper Sorcerer is a stylish single player turn based RPG focused on strategy, party-building, and environmental puzzles. Fight with the skills and spells you've learned in a battle system that emphasizes strategy over grinding. Assemble a party of monsters and dark creatures to fight alongside you.
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Tower of Mask
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
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StarCrawlers
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vaporum.
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
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The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vaporum.
In this tactical combat & dungeon crawler mash-up, explore a massive dungeon, full of danger, mystery and secrets. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and powerful creatures, with your tank, healer & damage dealers party.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vaporum.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Legend of Grimrock 2
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vaporum.
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
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Gravelord
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral!
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Hordelord
Single-player alternative to Vaporum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vaporum.
Hi-octane arena shooter where you face waves of nasty enemies. Use destructive weapons and high mobility to secure your spot on global leaderboards. Expect tight gunplay, satisfying kills, and meaningful upgrades.