Single-player games like Tres-Bashers
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Tres-Bashers, 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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You are Peter Shorts
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
You are PETER SHORTS! You have been captured and taken to a secret cloning facility. Can you escape with your newly-cloned brethren?
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Bat Boy
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Ryosuke isn't just your regular high-school kid. He and his fellow sports-star friends secretly battle against the evil invading forces of Lord Vicious, hellbent on hosting sinister athletic events for his own amusement! Ryosuke is Bat Boy!
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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tres-Bashers.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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Kero Blaster
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tres-Bashers.
Enjoy 16-bit console gaming with the cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel, Ghoul Patrol!
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tres-Bashers.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Space Cat
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Space Cat is a 2D arcade-style platformer where the player(s) must collect as much loot as possible while surviving the asteroid terrain, which is constantly being destroyed and regenerated by hazards. There is also a side-scrolling Adventure Mode, and a VS Battle Mode.
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Pyro Fighters
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.
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Binky's Trash Service
Single-player alternative to Tres-Bashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tres-Bashers.
Storm evil lairs... and take out the trash! Play as BINKY in a perilous, precision platformer where you run a garbage collection service for EVIL LAIRS! Optimize your speedrun strats and empty all the trash in 15 unique and colorful mini-Metroidvania maps!