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
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!"
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.