Single-player games like Paper Cannon
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Cannon, 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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BattleTanks - Animal Wars
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Welcome to BattleTanks! Join friends to defend animals from moles in co-op game. Explore 5 worlds with 80+ missions. Face bosses, gather tank parts, and craft your machine. Play with up to 4 friends. Ready to save the world?
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Sunshower
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Sunshower is a colorful, casual arcade action game that follows a robot's survival in a rain storm! Use the plant installed on your head to reach for the sky as you achieve high scores, unlock secrets, and stop the rain from washing away the world.
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Nuclear Assault
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Nuclear Assault is a Shoot 'em Up with all the essence of Arcades in the 90s! Equip new cannons, collect different Power-Ups, defeat the 4 Robot Kings and earn new scores! But most importantly... Shoot, shoot and don't stop shooting!
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Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!
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Techno Tanks
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Techno Tanks is an intense, fast-paced arcade-inspired tanks game. It’s a lot of fast fun and a must-have if you enjoy arcade games.
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Tanky Tanks
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Tanky Tanks is an intense, fast-paced tank shooter game. It is fun, easy to learn, and addicting. Play alone, together with friends or against your friends, and show your navigation and reaction skills in 6 different game modes and countless levels.
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Tanks: Total Destruction
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paper Cannon.
TANKS Total Destruction is a tribute to a cult classic, reimagined for modern action gaming. A top-down view, movement limited to four directions, and intense, tactical gameplay come together with modern visuals, spectacular explosion effects, and smooth animations powered by Unreal Engine 5.
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
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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Legacy of Defense
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Cannon.
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
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Survivor Of The Journey
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paper Cannon.
Survivor of the Journey is a survival game with rogue-like elements Survive in countless fantasy monsters Grow faster than the enemy that comes and knock them down Survive to the end and defeat the boss. Failed? Use your stuff to be strong. Can't you? Let's try our luck this time.
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Soul Stream
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paper Cannon.
Defy the flow of the Soulstream, reach its end, and face the truth. Soulstream — a desktop background idle auto-battler adventure.
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Loop Tower
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Cannon.
Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!
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Happy Little Farm
Single-player alternative to Paper Cannon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Cannon.
Happy Little Farm is a cozy incremental farming game where you grow a small, happy farm with cute animals. Plant crops, care for animals, and enjoy peaceful days. However, after the sun goes down, it may be best not to check whether the animals are truly happy.