Single-player games like Rift Keeper
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rift Keeper, 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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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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Trinity Fusion
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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Dunjungle
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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Nightmare: The Lunatic
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.
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Firewood
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rift Keeper.
Firewood is a 2D adventure game with psychological horror elements. The game tells the story of an old man who has lost his wife years ago and is still having troubles with his past.
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Kargast
Single-player alternative to Rift Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rift Keeper.
Kargast is a dark narrative exploration game with light RPG elements, branching endings, and a semi-satirical view of narrative RPGs. It tells the story of an unwell child on the brink of death, and his adventures through his surreal, cryptic surroundings.