Single-player games like Cuphead
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cuphead, 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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Bouncy Bob: Episode 2
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Bouncy Bob 2 is a crazy couch co-op game for up to 4 players. Choose one of 12 different characters. Customize your color, choose one of 14 arenas and get ready for the ultimate bouncy bobbing.
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Tiebreakers
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cuphead.
A SHONEN RUN N' GUN! Show your skills and save the world. Make your shots explosive. Make your parry intense. Even when your inner weaknesses come up, only you can do it.
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Pyro Fighters
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.
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Folclore Xamin
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Folclore Xamin is an intense 2D action platformer and run-and-gun game. Featuring beautiful hand-drawn animations, you control the Xamin twins who wield the power of nature. Master shooting, jumping, and dashing to defeat forest spirits and conquer the Amazon!
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Round 99
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Round 99 is a fast-paced shooter combined with a platformer that focuses on jumping around colorful environments and making a variety of enemies explode! Jump around 12 levels and bombard nearly 20 different enemies and bosses alone or with friends.
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The Bug Butcher
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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Enchanted Portals
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cuphead.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cuphead.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cuphead.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cuphead.
Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic and movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains! Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman! To face this new evil, Sonic will have to call upon an old friend to help him save the day!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cuphead.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Single-player alternative to Cuphead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cuphead.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!