Single-player games like Halcyon
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Halcyon, 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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Gunborg: Dark Matters
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
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Narcotics Ninja
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
Narcotics Ninja is a fast paced action platformer with an emphasis on physics based platforming and high intensity combat.
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Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
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Fighting for Justice Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Halcyon.
A resident of Rio de Janeiro, who fights against the chaos of violence and the domination of corruption and will do anything to win this fight for justice.
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Operation Hardcore
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
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LUNARK
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
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Shotgun Cop Man
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Halcyon.
GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Halcyon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Halcyon.
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!