Single-player games like Cody's Nightmare
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Cody's Nightmare, 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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OmegaBot
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
A tight action side-scroller with challenging robotic bosses. Dodge metallic dangers, acquire powerful weapons and blast your way through a destroyed world full of deadly machines where running out of energy means defeat.
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✌ Johnny Rocket
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
A comic adventure introducing Johnny Rocket in an action platformer game stylized as a free-hand black and white cartoon.
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Drowned in Hell
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
When Heaven's tears flood Hell and threaten its precious paintings, the Devil must leave to deal with this mess. In his book of souls, one name stands out to protect them: yours. It's time to pay your debt!
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Pizza Tower
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Duck Paradox
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
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Kero Blaster
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
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Silly Billy
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
A horror survival game, where you explore an open-world town set in the Wild West, find and upgrade weapons and vehicles, and use them to beat an evil clown monster named Silly Billy.
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Azure Ember
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
Azure Ember is a fast-paced crafting roguelike that thrusts you into a dangerous, ever-changing dungeon. Break objects and defeat enemies to collect materials, then forge powerful, one-of-a-kind weapons to overcome relentless foes and towering bosses.
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Icetwine
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Icetwine is an ice-age city builder where you combine raw materials to craft tools, weapons, machines, and structures. Build cozy huts, thriving farms, and tame dodos and mammoths. Defend your village from enemies and strike back to help your people survive and thrive.
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Packs To Riches
Single-player alternative to Cody's Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cody's Nightmare.
Turn a pocketful of change into a fortune by cracking open card packs and cashing in what's inside. Chase rare pulls, fill your binders, and pour your profits into flashier upgrades and higher-tier packs. Grade your best pulls, sell them to collectors, and build your card empire.