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Single-player games like Rookie Bowman

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rookie Bowman, 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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    Lasagna Boy — Steam game cover

    Lasagna Boy

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    An adventure horror game with a Gameboy aesthetic. Lasagna boy brings a mix of puzzle, adventure, and platforming along with some minor shooting elements, all packaged together in a charming yet haunting pixel art style.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Joey The Duck — Steam game cover

    Joey The Duck

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    Join Joey on a quirky adventure through Forbidden Lands in search of a legendary treasure in this charming seamless platformer!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shuffs — Steam game cover

    Shuffs

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rookie Bowman.

    A physics-based puzzle platforming adventure through cursed swamps, anarchic farmland and a gang of giant knife-wielding cockroaches.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack — Steam game cover

    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rookie Bowman.

    A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LUNARK — Steam game cover

    LUNARK

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moons Of Darsalon — Steam game cover

    Moons Of Darsalon

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    Retro action "save-them-all" platformer including advanced physics combined with an unique retro feel. Complete rescue missions leading your colleagues to the closest base station. Fight enemies using your laser gun, jet pack, destroy terrain and even make new paths with the ground maker.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie19.67 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SANABI — Steam game cover

    SANABI

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Magbot — Steam game cover

    Super Magbot

    Single-player alternative to Rookie Bowman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rookie Bowman.

    A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →