Single-player games like GNAW
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to GNAW, 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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Rain World
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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Super Spyroxo Adventures: Island of Dnfoo
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Classic side scroller retro arcade adventure 2d game "Super Spyroxo Adventures: Island of Dnfoo". This game brings back memories of old school arcade games with numerous adventures, well designed levels, various enemies, bosses, simple gameplay, nice pixelart graphics and fun music.
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
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HAAK
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
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!
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The Devil Within: Satgat
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
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Voidwrought
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Get-A-Grip Chip
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Get-A-Grip Chip is a charming and satisfyingly challenging grappling hook 2D platformer. Master the hook and fling through the increasingly intense floors of Roboco Mfg. Chuck Chip over chainsaws, launch over lasers, and even escape chases with Scan-It Janet.
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Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs
Single-player alternative to GNAW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GNAW.
Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs sends Chip on a new mission: enter the human body and dismantle digestive distress! In this satisfying 2D platformer, master Chip’s grappling hook to get things flowing. Raise an army of white blood cells to fight off the Body Bugs as you grapple for guts and glory.