Single-player games like Black Jewel
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Black Jewel, 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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Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
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Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.
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Slain: Back from Hell
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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Narita Boy
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Jewel.
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
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Haunted Lands
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
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After Death
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
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Cathedral
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
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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Aggelos
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
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Steel Warrior
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
Evil company Morning shift studios army has captured Steel warrior birthday cake. Steel warrior need revenge for his army and find all 6 cakes
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Mastema: Out of Hell
Single-player alternative to Black Jewel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Jewel.
You don't know who you are, where you are and why you are here, you know just thing, you want to survive and get out of HELL!