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Single-player games like Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked, 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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    WonderCat Adventures — Steam game cover

    WonderCat Adventures

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    WonderCat is a thrilling one finger runner-platformer with a twist of reflexion. Help the WonderCat come back home through 5 worlds, 50 hand-made levels and 5 giant bosses. Collect the glowing stones to unlock 5 secret levels and extra achievements.

    2015ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meow Express — Steam game cover

    Meow Express

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    You are a cat on a robot vacuum cleaner. Which means you are bus driver in the cat world! Dodge obstacles, pop innocent kids' baloons, dash through buildings to collect your fellow cat pussengers. Meow Express is a cute, fun and annoying casual arcade game, just like our furry friends.

    2022AdventureCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BattleBlock Theater® — Steam game cover

    BattleBlock Theater®

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skator Gator — Steam game cover

    Skator Gator

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    SKATOR GATOR puts you in the scales of Greenjamin Gator as you skate across a wide network of oil pipelines leading to the big city, dodging robots and avoiding the polluted swamp waters below.

    2022ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Viola: The Heroine's Melody — Steam game cover

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DRAW CHILLY — Steam game cover

    DRAW CHILLY

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    DRAW CHILLY is a hell of an arcade game about Vladimir, his squad, Purgatory, and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

    2019ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Steam game cover

    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pikuniku — Steam game cover

    Pikuniku

    Single-player alternative to Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rupert and Riley Shipwrecked.

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →