Single-player games like Prehistoric Dude
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Prehistoric Dude, 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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Prehistoric Gal
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Gal is a cave girl who had her boyfriend, Dude, abducted by aliens! Now she needs to save him, in this 2D mini metroidvania set during prehistoric times!
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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JumpJet Rex
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Chronicles of the Wolf
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Prehistoric Dude.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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ITORAH
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
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Sokoban Land DX
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prehistoric Dude.
A 2D top-down Puzzle/Sokoban game that can be played in single-player (controlling one or two characters at same time) or with a friend in local co-op mode.
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WILOO
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prehistoric Dude.
Help Wiloo to rescue his buddy in this 2D old-school platformer with colorful graphics and heartwarming soundtrack.
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Milo's Quest
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A mini zelda-like 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about a dog, bones and a lot of ghosts!
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Barry the Bunny
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A 2D platformer with short challenging levels about a bunny who builds bridges.
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Mina & Michi
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about friendship featuring 2 players local co-op.
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Super Wiloo Demake
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A 2D platformer featuring colorful 8-bit style graphics and 5 different worlds! It's a Demake version of "WILOO", featuring Completely new graphics, new Power-ups and other improvements.
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Mages and Treasures
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A 2D top-down adventure game about Powerful Mages, treasures, amulets and a lot of magical evilish creatures!
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Wild West Crops
Single-player alternative to Prehistoric Dude — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prehistoric Dude.
A retro style mini metroidvania game during Old West about "El Gatito", a lovely little "Pistolero" cat who needs to defend his hometown from evelish mutant vegetables!