Single-player games like Covid Carl
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Covid Carl, 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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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Guns of Fury
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
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The Original Moorhuhn Hunt
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
The Classic Returns!Experience the thrill of The Original Moorhuhn Hunt, a cult classic celebrating 25 years of action with tens of millions of sales and downloads! Aim, shoot, and reload to dominate the leaderboard. Are you ready to become the number one hunter?
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Covid Carl.
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
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Super Catboy
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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Terminator 2D: NO FATE
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Covid Carl.
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.