Single-player games like Existence
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Existence, 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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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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Neon White
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
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Torchlight II
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Existence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Existence.
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...