Single-player games like Freedom Squid Fighter
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Freedom Squid Fighter, 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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Lost Colony
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Lost Colony is a sci-fi twin-stick shooter roguelike. Battle aliens and rogue drones with your evolving combat drone companion. Explore a shifting colony, collect alien tech to upgrade weapons, boost your drone's powers, and uncover the dark forces behind the colony's fall.
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Space Slinger
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Freedom Squid Fighter.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Bleed 2
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
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Rogue Stormers
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
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Don't Die, Collect Loot
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
It's time to become ridiculously powerful in an arcade roguelite RPG with no limits on your power! Guide your hero through infinite retro fantasy worlds, get loot, gain upgrades, and keep growing their power as you rip through hordes of enemies in the ultimate power fantasy!
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RIVE
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Squid Fighter.
This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.
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BALL x PIT
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
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Plantera
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
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Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
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Tap Heroes
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
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Loot Hero DX
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace.
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Cooking Witch
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
In Cooking Witch you are a witch flying to a party in the woods, abducting the children and cooking and eating them.
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Fjong
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Help Fjong and his friends to reach the sky.. by Eating Candy! Fjong is a relaxing, colorful and non-violent game that suits every kind of player and skill level.
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Boom Box Blue!
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
Boom Box Blue is a frenzied skill based physics game. This is what you get if you merge Tetris with physics and throw some bombs into the mix!
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NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor
Single-player alternative to Freedom Squid Fighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Squid Fighter.
NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor is a brutal survival roguelite where you’ll face endless hordes of relentless zombies. Choose your survivor and weapons, each with unique abilities and playstyles, and gear up for increasingly intense battles against the undead.