Single-player games like Primal Planet
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Primal Planet, 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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Toziuha Night: Nosferatu's Curse
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
Eight years have passed since the battle against Dracula, the hero of Transylvania who succumbed to the power of darkness. However, peace is once again in danger. A pair of young alchemists will fight against the curse of the demon who goes by the name Nosferatu.
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Primal Threat
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
Blast cyborg dinosaurs and other dangerous creatures in this side-scrolling action/adventure! Explore an ancient labyrinth full of upgrades, weapons, and secrets to save your planet from a primal threat!
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Prehistoric Dude
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
A retro style mini metroidvania game about a caveman who loves ham!
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Major Hoof
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Primal Planet.
The game is a 2D pixel-art shooter with both horizontal and vertical scrolling, featuring bullet hell elements. It combines a pixel-art aesthetic inspired by classic Amiga titles, fast-paced combat, and subtle skeletal animations in the background - creating a unique retro atmosphere!
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Ghost Trap: Underworld
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Primal Planet.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
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Curse of the Sea Rats
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Primal Planet.
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
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Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Primal Planet.
Play as Cobra, the space pirate, in an action platformer. Along with Lady Armaroid, your loyal partner, and equipped with your iconic Psychogun, you must solve a mystery that could threaten the entire universe.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primal Planet.
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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Turok
Single-player alternative to Primal Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Primal Planet.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.