Single-player games like Genopanic
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Genopanic, 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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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
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.
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Haiku, the Robot
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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Xeodrifter
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
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Rebel Transmute
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
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JetX Space Edition
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Genopanic.
JetX Space edition is out of this world! The new ambitious arena-shooter game features arcade racing, epic arena battles, and a rich variety of game modes. Race, compete, destroy!
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Todd's Adventures in Slime World (Lynx/Mega Drive)
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Genopanic.
In this classic gross-out platformer from the early 90s, take on the role of Todd the space explorer, who lands on a planet made entirely from slime and goo, and teeming with disgusting life forms, to search for precious slime gems.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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Space Shells
Single-player alternative to Genopanic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Space Shells is a rogue-lite sci-fi VR game following an intergalactic mercenary tasked with hijacking a fleet of stunningly designed spaceships. Eliminate enemy droids, making clever use of specialized robotic shells to complete each treacherous mission.