Single-player games like Platypus II
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Platypus II, 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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Platypus
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion. Tall buildings cover every available space. The air is thick with smoke and poisonous chemicals. Parking is a nightmare
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Platypus Reclayed
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
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Enemy Mind
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
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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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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JumpJet Rex
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?
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Nux
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
You are NUX, sole survivor of the Nexon warrior tribe. The evil Silthax has invaded your home world of Nexolus, devoured your fellow Nexons and stolen the sacred power crystals from your village.
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R-Type Final 2
Single-player alternative to Platypus II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platypus II.
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.