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Single-player games like It Lurks Below

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to It Lurks Below, 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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    Chronicon — Steam game cover

    Chronicon

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

    Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond the Map — Steam game cover

    Beyond the Map

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

    Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Himno The Silent Melody: Ruins — Steam game cover

    Himno The Silent Melody: Ruins

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

    Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — Steam game cover

    Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

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

    Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Slormancer — Steam game cover

    The Slormancer

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

    Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Len's Island — Steam game cover

    Len's Island

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

    An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rune Knights — Steam game cover

    Rune Knights

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

    Rune Knights is a cooperative action RPG focused on customization, crafting, and combat. Customize your character's aesthetics, stats, gameplay, and gear as you battle through procedurally generated and hand-crafted levels with your allies.

    2020ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal Knights — Steam game cover

    Portal Knights

    Single-player alternative to It Lurks Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with It Lurks Below.

    The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!

    2017ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terraria — Steam game cover

    Terraria

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

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starbound — Steam game cover

    Starbound

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

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Path of Exile — Steam game cover

    Path of Exile

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

    You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Asteria — Steam game cover

    Asteria

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

    Asteria is a fast paced indie platformer, wrapped up in a sandbox sci-fi world where everything is destructible, mineable, collectable, craftable and creatable.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series — Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to It Lurks Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft Legends — Steam game cover

    Minecraft Legends

    Single-player alternative to It Lurks Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Lurks Below.

    Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!

    2023ActionStrategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diablo® IV — Steam game cover

    Diablo® IV

    Single-player alternative to It Lurks Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with It Lurks Below.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →