Single-player games like Foul Play
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Foul Play, 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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Final Exam
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
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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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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Rampage Knights
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
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Sacred Citadel
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Foul Play.
Sharpen your axe, string your bow, brew your potions! Ancaria needs heroes like you. Grab your friends to join the resistance!The once peaceful land of Ancaria is in grave danger. The evil Ashen empire has enslaved its population and is using the orc-like Grimmoc to wipe out the Seraphim, who swore to protect it.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
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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Fist Puncher
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
The sinister Milkman holds the city of San Cruces in his nasty criminal grip, and it’s up to legendary black belt neurosurgeon Dr. Karate and the rest of the Fist Puncher team to deliver old-school justice to the lawless streets.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
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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Viking Squad
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
Grab your trusty sword, strap on a fearsome helmet, and plunge into the chaotic fray of Viking Squad! In this three player co-op brawler you must put a stop to the wildly mischievous Loki and reopen the gates to Valhalla. Find a friend for local co-op couch play or find a match online!
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SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Foul Play.
Experience the original SENRAN KAGURA Burst, the beginning of the world's best-loved buxom battle series, like never before! Tackle the classic ninja brawler from a whole new perspective in gorgeous, fluid HD, with new features and mechanics throughout!
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Castle Crashers®
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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Hatoful Boyfriend
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Foul Play.
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Foul Play.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Foul Play.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
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Who's That Flying?!
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Foul Play.
As the mysterious and powerful "Guardian of Earth" your steely eye and HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM have kept the citizens of Earth safe for generations.
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Fable Fortune
Single-player alternative to Foul Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.