Single-player games like Ancient Abyss
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Ancient Abyss, 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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VOIN
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.
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FATE: Reawakened
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ancient Abyss.
Reawaken the critically acclaimed FATE games like never before! Play all 4 classic dungeon crawler titles with enhanced graphics as you battle through challenging procedurally generated dungeons, learn powerful spells, and fish to your heart’s content. Are you up to the task? Your FATE awaits!
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BELOW
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
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Neverinth
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Explore the halls of the Neverinth and uncover the history of the Valkyrie. Do glorious battle against the beasts and monsters of Norse legend and uncover the hidden pasts of each heroic woman. But their trials will not be easy as they face down those that haunt the sacred halls of Valhalla.
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
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EdgeOfTheAbyssAwaken
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
"Edge of the abyss Awakening" is an adventure game that combines third-person, action, Roguelite and RPG strategy selection. Players can match different weapons, entries and talents to form various gameplays for adventurous challenges. You can play solo or in teams of up to three people.
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Hollow Survivors
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
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Moon Hunters
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ancient Abyss.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
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Noita
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ancient Abyss.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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AngerForce: Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
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Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
Single-player alternative to Ancient Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Abyss.
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!