Single-player games like 80S escape
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to 80S escape, 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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Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with 80S escape.
Before man climbed down from the trees to shop in megastores and drink cappuccino, before the Earth wadded itself into a ball, there was the Island. A fragment from a long-lost planet. Upon the surface of this paradise wandered Kabuto the giant. Little does he know, it was home to others before him.
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Lichdom: Battlemage
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Play the first game where the Mage is a total badass!
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RAID: World War II
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with 80S escape.
RAID: World War II is an action-packed four player cooperative shooter set during a time when the Nazi war machine was still winning, and hope was in short supply.
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Infernax
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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Bladed fury
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.
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Eldritch
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
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Slave Princess Sarah
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Play as Sarah, the sexy warrior princess, as she fights to restore peace to her kingdom! Enjoy ultra-low res pixel animations, 8 bit chip tune sound, and a cutting edge hardcore story to tie them all together! Nostalgia and newness come together in this 8 Bit hand-held game style action RPG!
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MONMUSU * FIGHT!
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
An action game containing monster girls, extreme battles and nonsensical fun!
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Animal war
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
It's a first-person shooter game,Players are surrounded by mutant animals,Players are free to explore their surroundings and kill monsters.Players must avoid monster attacks and survive.
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Strip Fighter 5: Chimpocon Edition
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 80S escape.
22 eccentric fighters battle for supremacy in a mysterious underground fighting competition! Brimming with tongue-in-cheek humor, excess violence, and wanton titillation...re-experience a classic age of gaming with this love filled tribute to hardcore fans of 90's era 2D fighting games!
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StudioS Fighters: Climax Champions
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
An entire generation of StudioS characters all fighting to be #1! Fight your way to the top with satisfying and easy to execute combos! A unique retro-style game inspired by 90s era handheld fighting games!
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Strip Fighter ZERO
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
The bawdy spoof filled origin game of the "Strip Fighter" series of 90's style 2D fighting games finally hits the scene! An underground fighting tournament filled with deadly fighters and martial artists. Their fierce battle for supremacy is about to unfold!
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Womb Defense Force
Single-player alternative to 80S escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 80S escape.
Run and gun your way deep into the neo-humanoid territory and save mankind from its own creation! Fight as special ops commander Layla in this mutant blasting weapon rich 2D action sci-fi shooter!