Single-player games like RETROLD
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to RETROLD, 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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Polygon Arcade
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
POLYGON ARCADE is a neon-drenched twin-stick arcade shooter where you blast, dodge, and dash across a pulsing geometric battlefield. Mid-run, warp into vertical and horizontal shoot-'em-up or platformer modes before facing down one of the relentless bosses.
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Spacewar
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
The space duel that started it all, reinvented. Vector ships, a planet that pulls you in, torpedoes, phaser and hyperspace. An adaptation of the 1980s MS-DOS version of the legendary Spacewar! (PDP-1, 1962). 1 to 4 players, local and online, friends or bots. CRT neon, pure inertia.
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Dam Busters
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
Destroy the dam, or save the dam. Your choice. Play the aggressor and destroy the dam brick by brick. Or play the defender and command your work force to repair any damage done to your dam. A reimagining of the Magnavox Odyssey² Game Videopac 29 - Dam Buster
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Greebles
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
A modern reproduction of a classic game! Navigate the maze and crush Greebles to rack up a high score, just don't let them touch you!
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Whizz Ball
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with RETROLD.
Whizz Ball is a high speed cross between Pong, Breakout and Pinball. Play against your friends with 4 player local support, or play single player against the computer.
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Mini Drifters: World Racing '89
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RETROLD.
Compete in local multiplayer racing madness! Classic arcade action awaits as you drift, smash and blast through over 50 courses across 3 unique game-modes. Whether you're playing the race, battle or hockey modes there's only one guarantee: a single screen of glorious retro mayhem.
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Pro Jank Footy
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
Pro Jank Footy is an over-the-top arcade comedy-sports game. Score goals to unleash game-changing power-ups, build a deck of absurd abilities, and tackle a season where no two matches are ever the same—solo or with your mates.
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GUTTERBRAWLERS
Single-player alternative to RETROLD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETROLD.
Combo, launch and juggle your enemy in this snappy 2D fighting game featuring online mode with GGPO's rollback netcode.