Single-player games like RogueLite
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to RogueLite, 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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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
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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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Desktop Dungeons
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
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Overture
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RogueLite.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
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UnderMine
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
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DAVE THE DIVER
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with RogueLite.
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
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Runestone Keeper
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Knight Bewitched
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
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Mari and the Black Tower
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Mari and the Black Tower is a jRPG featuring enhanced turn-based side-view combat. Join Mari, Abbie and a team of heroes to scale the Black Tower in this classic experience with a modern twist.
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Knight Bewitched 2
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
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Celestial Hearts
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Celestial Hearts is a yuri jRPG featuring an ATB battle system and the story of a heartbroken young elf and an angel seeking her life's purpose.
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Absinthia
Single-player alternative to RogueLite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with RogueLite.
Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.