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Single-player games like Abathor

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Abathor, 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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    Abathor - Atlantis Landing — Steam game cover

    Abathor - Atlantis Landing

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Broforce — Steam game cover

    Broforce

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blazing Chrome — Steam game cover

    Blazing Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove — Steam game cover

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aeon Drive — Steam game cover

    Aeon Drive

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Primal Planet — Steam game cover

    Primal Planet

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HUNTDOWN — Steam game cover

    HUNTDOWN

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OUTBUDDIES DX — Steam game cover

    OUTBUDDIES DX

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Volgarr the Viking — Steam game cover

    Volgarr the Viking

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.

    Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Sword for Kamonegi-go — Steam game cover

    Magic Sword for Kamonegi-go

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abathor.

    This is adventure to enjoy with ship's mate on a flying ship.All Ship's mate are furry.

    2020IndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection — Steam game cover

    Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Abathor.

    Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.

    2021Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Golden Axe Idol — Steam game cover

    Golden Axe Idol

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abathor.

    One day an Ice Pillar appeared in the world, freezing everything up to the borders of small southern town, Forge Town. A blacksmith girl living there wants to create the strongest Golden Axe, so she can use it to cut down the Ice Pillar and save the world.

    2022IndieRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sword&Magic — Steam game cover

    Sword&Magic

    Single-player alternative to Abathor — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Welcome to the magical continent of the Middle Ages full of magic and monsters! Everything you want will happen here! Just help the magicians touch the petrified seal and they will help you fight monsters!

    2022Casual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →