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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Best Buds vs Bad Guys
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
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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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Rise & Shine
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
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Beholgar
Single-player alternative to Covid Carl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Covid Carl.
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.