Single-player games like Nasty
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Nasty, 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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Spelunky 2
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Overcooked! 2
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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Move or Die
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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TowerFall Ascension
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
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VolChaos
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
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Hypership Out of Control
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned starship pilot, full of asteroids, multicolored floating blocks, and space mines. It's even more dangerous when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out.
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Abduction Action! Plus
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Terrorize humanity with your UFO because you're an alien and what else are you going to do?
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Hypership Out of Control 2
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned starship pilot, full of asteroids, multicolored floating blocks, space mines, and sweet sweet coins. Space is even more dangerous when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out.
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Bad Caterpillar
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Bad Caterpillars and their swarms of insect hordes are invading. Get to your ship, man the lasers, and save the galaxy from caterpillars, scorpions, spiders, and a slew of other ill-tempered giant killer insects.
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Volleyballed
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nasty.
Volleyballed is a fun filled arcade style 6 on 6 volleyball game. Bump, set, and spike your want to victory against AI opponents or friends locally or through Steam Remote Play Together. If you like action packed volleyball without an adherence to the laws of physics, this game is for you.
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Flappy Hypership Out of Control
Single-player alternative to Nasty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nasty.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned and flappy starship pilot when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out. Can you survive long enough to get that elusive high score or are you destined to add a new crater to the face of an unsuspecting wall?