Single-player games like Duck Paradox
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Duck Paradox, 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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Jetboard Joust
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
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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Fallback
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
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Gloom
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
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BELOW
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
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Voidigo
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
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Mega City Force
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
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ONE BTN BOSSES
Single-player alternative to Duck Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Duck Paradox.
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.