Single-player games like Forty Foes
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Forty Foes, 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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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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Castle Crashers®
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
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Unruly Heroes
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.
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Ogre Tale
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forty Foes.
Join ogre sisters Ran, Hana, and Yume, and their feline mentor, Iroha, in a battle against fairytale folkheroes-turned-villains via this action-packed tongue-in-cheek 2D beat-em-up romp set in modern-day Japan!
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Guacamelee! 2
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
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The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
Lead an army of 100 Wonderful Ones from around the world in this Unite Action spectacular!
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Fourteen Fiends
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forty Foes.
Fourteen Fiends is a single player fantasy action adventure card game!
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VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
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VonGarland Castle : Beyond Blood
Single-player alternative to Forty Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forty Foes.
prepare yourself for side scrolling survival horror action. Ransom VonGarland must journey to Mayhem Island and the ruins of VonGarland Castle to find her brother and uncover the truth of what Plasmadine corporation is doing on the island