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Single-player games like Chickado

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Chickado, 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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    GunBang — Steam game cover

    GunBang

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chickado.

    GunBang is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you face off hordes of enemies and bosses. Choose from a variety of weapons, traits and items to create unique builds and survive until observers are satisfied!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yokai Survivor — Steam game cover

    Yokai Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chickado.

    Yokai Survivor is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter. Face relentless waves of twisted yokai in a cursed underworld, harvest precious fruits, and master powerful ninjutsu skills to turn the tide. It's one ninja against the underworld!

    2025ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH — Steam game cover

    ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chickado.

    Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Wasters — Steam game cover

    Time Wasters

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chickado.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok — Steam game cover

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Chickado.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Glyphica: Typing Survival — Steam game cover

    Glyphica: Typing Survival

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Chickado.

    Weaponize your WPM. Glyphica: Typing Survival is a single-player roguelite horde survival typing game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalistic arena using your finger dexterity, your choice of weapons loadout, and sheer determination.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sektori — Steam game cover

    Sektori

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Chickado.

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD — Steam game cover

    Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Chickado.

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden — Steam game cover

    Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chickado.

    A puzzle game where you have to act like a detective to find the hidden cats in the city. Find all the cats and send them to space.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hidden Cats: Magic Forest — Steam game cover

    Hidden Cats: Magic Forest

    Single-player alternative to Chickado — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chickado.

    Hidden Cats: Magic Forest is a hidden object game where you will search for lost cats while exploring the mystery of the magical forest. Touch the enchanting texture of the forest and interact with other surprise objects. Experience the silence and the discovery!

    2023IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →