Single-player games like The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge, 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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Lunarium
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Lunarium is an atmospheric fantasy A-RPG. Play as Ave, a light-armored knight, who teams up with Lune, a mysterious Starfarer. Together, they journey to save a dying world, engaging in challenging battles to retrieve the lost glow of the stars and forsaken memories, unveiling cosmic secrets.
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Hunt the Night
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
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Eldest Souls
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
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Immortal Planet
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
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Grim Dawn
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
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Drova - Forsaken Kin
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
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Hellpoint
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
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Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.