Single-player games like Bad Bots
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Bad Bots, 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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A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.
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Serious Sam Double D XXL
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!
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The Mummy Demastered
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bad Bots.
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
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KUNAI
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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Final Exam
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of monstrous creatures.
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Until I Have You
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bad Bots.
If you could save someone, how much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice?Until I Have You aims to recount a thrilling story of regret, love, corruption, and things gone haywire, under the strong, vibrant neon lights of a metropolitan city that just doesn't give a damn.
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Dead Pixels
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bad Bots.
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors.
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Todd's Adventures in Slime World (Lynx/Mega Drive)
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bad Bots.
In this classic gross-out platformer from the early 90s, take on the role of Todd the space explorer, who lands on a planet made entirely from slime and goo, and teeming with disgusting life forms, to search for precious slime gems.
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BioMenace Remastered
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bad Bots.
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!
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CONTRAL
Single-player alternative to Bad Bots — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bad Bots.
Control two characters simultaneously with your keyboard and mouse! Use your left hand to guide the robot toward the goal while your right hand creates platforms to pave the way forward. Master a unique single-player, dual-control action puzzle experience.