Single-player games like Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond, 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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Biomech Hell
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
A run and gun that mixes old-school mechanics from games like Contra, Gunstar Heroes and Metal Slug; with more modern features and a large dose of violence. A total arcade experience for all lovers of retro gaming!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Jungles of Maxtheria
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Search for lost treasure in this Indiana Jones style adventure. Your quest for fortune and glory will not be easy however. Few ever return from their expeditions into the deep jungles. So, if you are brave enough, the "Jungles of Maxtheria" awaits!
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Ninja 1987
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Ninja 1987 is a dive back into the past with the most authentic 8-bit side-scrolling action-platformer. Use shinobi skills to thwart a nefarious threat and rediscover all the adrenaline of timeless classics!
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B.I.O.T.A.
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
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Zombotron
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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Symphony
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!
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Dead Island Retro Revenge
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!
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Attack of the Bugs
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
The ultimate VR tower defense game; YOU are the tower! Your enemies? Hordes of scream-inducing crawlers. Your defenses? Beloved childhood toys and whatever household objects you can craft into a weapon.
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Gargoyles Remastered
Single-player alternative to Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmi: Forbidden Forest & Beyond.
Relive the legend of Goliath and save the world from destruction.