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Single-player games like The World of The Candy Girl

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The World of The Candy Girl, 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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    Bot Vice — Steam game cover

    Bot Vice

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland Angel — Steam game cover

    Wasteland Angel

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Wasteland Angel is a top-down twin-stick shoot ‘em up arena shooter. Fend off waves and waves of enemies and epic bosses as you try and survive in a post-apocalyptic America. Drive and shoot your way through the wasteland, protecting civilians, completing missions, and surviving another day.

    2011ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈 — Steam game cover

    PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!

    2024ActionIndie1.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III — Steam game cover

    TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    "Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III" is a bullet hell shooting game with a distinctive, glamorous presentation style. It is the third game in the Touhou Makuka Sai series. The strange moon seems to hide a new conspiracy. Charge into the deep world on the eternal night!

    2025ActionIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Wasters — Steam game cover

    Time Wasters

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Parry Nightmare — Steam game cover

    Parry Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Market of Bulletphilia  ~ 100th Black Market. — Steam game cover

    Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market.

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    東方Project第18.5弾。上海アリス幻樂団による弾幕シューティング! 市場は2種類あった? 魔理沙が闇市場の調査(&カード蒐集)に大奮闘! アビリティカードを駆使して遊ぶ、ハイスピードでブラックなシューティング幻想!

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xmas Shooting - Scramble!! — Steam game cover

    Xmas Shooting - Scramble!!

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Champoo Club — Steam game cover

    Champoo Club

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    a challenging action game with arena fighting, involving sword, missile and cute characters

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Selene's Nightmare — Steam game cover

    Selene's Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Selene is trapped in a nightmare, and will have to fight her worst fears along the way to the end.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scare: Project of Fear — Steam game cover

    Scare: Project of Fear

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The World of The Candy Girl.

    Scare: Project of Fear is a survival horror game in which you must escape a murderous monster in an old Japanese mansion.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delos: Space Traffic Control — Steam game cover

    Delos: Space Traffic Control

    Single-player alternative to The World of The Candy Girl — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In Delos, you are the space traffic controller managing the flow of ships at a bustling space station. Direct docking, allocate resources, and prevent collisions in a real-time strategy setting. Balance efficiency and safety to maintain order in the interstellar hub.

    2025Simulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →