Single-player games like Ninja VS Zombies
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ninja VS Zombies, 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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Ninja Scroller
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Ninja Scroller is a challenging pixel art action runner game with a retro gaming vibe, where you will face ninjas, wolves and tornadoes.You have to collect the 100 Shadow Scrolls and defeat the Guardians, Ninjas and Wolves, within the time limit.
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Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Take control of a cat (who also happens to be a ninja) in this platformer with metroidvania elements! Explore the ancient cave system and find new powers to help you overcome obstacles in your search for the Fountain of Kitty Youth.
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Rusty Flesh
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Rusty Flesh is a sci-fi horror puzzle platformer for the Game Boy Color where you switch gravity instead of jumping. Explore the different areas of a derelict spaceship putting together all the pieces of its lovecraftian mistery, and enjoy its retro-futuristic aesthetics.
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Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich is a 2D action platforming game! Become a Cyborg Ninja and destroy the Nazi menace in this throwback to the 16 bit side scrolling glory days!
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Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Jump, slide and wall-kick your way through Demon Tower in this 90s-style ninja platformer!
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Jitsu Squad
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Jitsu Squad is a Marvel vs Capcom inspired 4 player co-op TAG TEAM beat ‘em up with epic character transformations and fast paced combat.
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Flesh Made Fear
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
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Castaway
Single-player alternative to Ninja VS Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ninja VS Zombies.
Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.