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Single-player games like ELMIA

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to ELMIA, 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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    YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- — Steam game cover

    YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

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

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO — Steam game cover

    URO

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

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FoxVoltex — Steam game cover

    FoxVoltex

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

    The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Steam game cover

    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Projection: First Light — Steam game cover

    Projection: First Light

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

    Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Viola: The Heroine's Melody — Steam game cover

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody

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

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moss — Steam game cover

    Moss

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

    Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Conbunn Cardboard — Steam game cover

    Conbunn Cardboard

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

    A chill and cozy platformer. Hop around collecting the lost CDs of a cute DJ in this land made of cardboard!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty — Steam game cover

    SushiParty

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

    A simple but actionable shooter! In recent years, "shrimp" and "tuna" were fighting. However, tuna adopted all sushi and enjoys the rule of the galaxy. The shrimp will defeat the tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy!

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flan — Steam game cover

    Flan

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

    Operate two people at the same time! ? An action game that thinks of each other! When the girl woke up, a dark and cold place had spread. As the girl advances her feet, she meets the frozen black knight. Join the power of two people and get to the truth!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO2 — Steam game cover

    URO2

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

    There was a world where only URO lived. I brought music and color back to the world Again, one day, colors and sounds disappeared from the world. The UROs who noticed the incident To bring music and color back to the world I started running again with my own music.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty2 — Steam game cover

    SushiParty2

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

    High speed sushi shooting! ! Again, “shrimp” and “tuna” were fighting. However, the tuna incorporated all the sushi and was in control of the galaxy. Shrimp defeat tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy in a high-speed battle!

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower of the Approval — Steam game cover

    Tower of the Approval

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

    New feeling! Roguelike action!Do you know such a story? ?When you reach the top floor, you will be recognized as a single person ApplivarA story about a craftsman who starts to yearn for such a tower and aims for the top floor.

    2020ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Approval  — Steam game cover

    Approval

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

    A new sensation! Real-time roguelike! Approval tower "Aprival" that everyone dreams of breaking through The Monono monory is Using the tower of approval that suddenly appeared in the village Develop a village!

    2023ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →