Single-player games like Bat Boy
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Bat Boy, 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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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Bat Boy.
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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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Heritage - A Dragon's Tale
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Conquer 17 challenging levels in this 2D platformer adventure game, using a combination of spells, your sword, and other skills and abilities. Explore the overworld between levels, defeat demons, find secrets, and gain experience to make yourself stronger for the challenges ahead.
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Jack of Clubs Golf
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Play golf, fight robots, and explore an 18-hole course as Jack, a pilot stranded on a recently-abandoned island resort. Discover secrets and complete challenges to earn items that improve your golf game. Unravel the mystery of the island in pursuit of your golf ball across a huge, continuous course.
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末代侠客
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
个人独立开发的像素武侠风横版动作游戏,以电子游戏的形式为大家展示在南宋末年蒙古入侵中原、江湖没落、大侠绝迹的背景下,怀有侠义之心的剑客贯彻心中理念的故事。
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Panzer Paladin
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bat Boy.
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
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FLARE NUINUI QUEST
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Super World War
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The world has gone mad, it's time to unleash chaos! Super World War is a turn based strategy game for up to 4 players. Take control of wild leaders and wage war in solo, local multiplayer or online.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bat Boy.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bat Boy.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Shovel Knight Dig
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
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Smelter
Single-player alternative to Bat Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bat Boy.
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.