Single-player games like Redd's Runaway
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Redd's Runaway, 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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Fortune and Gloria
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
Grab your trusty assault rifle, a handful of grenades, and get ready to be dropped off in the hot zone to rescue as many hostages as you can, taking out any enemies you encounter, before beating the boss and getting on the chopper heading off to the next mission.
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Whale Captain
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
A challenging shoot-em-up bullet dodging game with a dash of side-scrolling platformer featuring unique hand drawn art and handcrafted music.
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Hellfish
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
Hellfish is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up set deep in a corrupted ocean. Battle demonic sea creatures as The Pope using his holy submarine, and customize your righteous weapons in unique ways every time you play.
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Bleeding Abyss
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
Bleeding Abyss is a chaotic, fast paced, overwhelming bullet hell game. Plan and manage your survival by investing your hard earned rewards into resources and unravel the secrets that lie in the underground. Do you have what it takes to escape?
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Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
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Starr Mazer: DSP
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
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Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
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UBERMOSH:WRAITH
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Redd's Runaway.
UBERMOSH:WRAITH is the fourth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
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Defy The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Redd's Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Redd's Runaway.
Survive relentless hordes in a dungeon deep within the Abyss. Swap between two heroes, unleash powerful spell combinations, and crush nightmares, demons, and immense horrors to grow stronger with every run.