Single-player games like Underling Uprising
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Underling Uprising, 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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Unruly Heroes
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.
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Fly Punch Boom!
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
The WILDEST ANIME FIGHT. Fly super fast, smash your friends through skyscrapers and break the planet with one punch! Up to 4 players local & 2 online. Now with workshop for INFINITE CHARACTERS!
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Levelhead
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
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Son of a Witch
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Ninja Chowdown: Glaze of Glory
Single-player alternative to Underling Uprising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underling Uprising.
Play as Donatsu, the chubby ninja and use your secret arts to fight along 35 action packed levels, in which to collect donuts and defeat members of the evil food clans. Ninja Chowdown: Glaze of Glory is a delicious pixel art arcade that will put your abilities to test.