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Single-player games like The Bear And The Admiral

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Bear And The Admiral, 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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    Hot Guns: International Missions — Steam game cover

    Hot Guns: International Missions

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Profanity Police — Steam game cover

    Profanity Police

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    90s inspired 2D platformer with robots that cuss at you if you jump on their face.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necromancers' Arena — Steam game cover

    Necromancers' Arena

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Enter the Necromancers' Arena with up to three other players in this cute, dystopian, twin-stick shooter!

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Balacera Brothers — Steam game cover

    Balacera Brothers

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Inspired by classic titles like Contra and Sunset Riders, Balacera Brothers is a retro run n' gun game full of color, energetic music, and fast-paced action.

    2020Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Louie — Steam game cover

    Louie

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Old school platform puzzle action. Find all the ice cream in each level, and escape! Hunt for secrets. Use the in-game level editor to craft your own unique challenges!

    2020Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cuphead — Steam game cover

    Cuphead

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    El Panadero -The Baker- — Steam game cover

    El Panadero -The Baker-

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Action Packed 2D Arcade Action Platformer featuring hand-drawn graphics. Armed with your fists (or a rolling pin) and a variety of bread-based boosts, fend of the Alien Plants, and avenge the Bakery they destroyed.

    2023ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Animaddicts 3 — Steam game cover

    Animaddicts 3

    Single-player alternative to The Bear And The Admiral — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bear And The Admiral.

    Animaddicts 3 is a punishing jumping game. With practice, you'll be able to jump, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →