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Single-player games like Tails Island

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Tails Island, 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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    Croaked — Steam game cover

    Croaked

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Croaked is a frog-themed roguelike survivor where you choose unique frogs, battle massive hordes of enemies, catch insects for powerful bonuses, evolve weapons, discover special events, and defeat challenging bosses while creating new builds every run.

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amazing Slot Survivor (A.S.S.) — Steam game cover

    Amazing Slot Survivor (A.S.S.)

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Spin the slot machine and see how powerful you'll become! Luck shapes your arsenal, but only skill keeps you alive in this high-stakes bullet heaven roguelite. Master unique weapons and destroy the Spawners summoning endless hordes, and push your luck to the limit.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Bomber — Steam game cover

    Tiny Bomber

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets for aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, turn defeated bosses into companion drones, tweak map spawns, and team up in 2-player co-op to push toward the final boss!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    VERAKORIA — Steam game cover

    VERAKORIA

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Choose your race and class, create a unique build, and battle relentless hordes in VERAKORIA. Collect experience, unlock powerful upgrades, defeat deadly bosses, and survive the escalating onslaught in this pixel-art action roguelite.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timber Fever — Steam game cover

    Timber Fever

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Cut down the infinitely tall Tree to grow stronger. Timber Fever is an action, incremental roguelike where you create chaos with wacky tools while surviving enemy waves.

    2026ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloodmoon Survivors — Steam game cover

    Bloodmoon Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    You are a Lunar Knight of the blood moon, and tonight is your night. It's time for violence. Slay the twisted horrors conjured by the moon in this horde survival roguelite. Gain experience, grow stronger, and synergize your weapons to crush the enemy forces and survive the night.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Potassium Poisoning — Steam game cover

    Potassium Poisoning

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Potassium Poisoning is a post-apocalyptic survivor game. Where you play as a monkey fighting off radioactive hoards, defeat monsters and complete objectives to earn DNA points, unlocking new mutations and traits to better help you fight and survive.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pets Survivors — Steam game cover

    Pets Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tails Island.

    Pets Survivors is a survival roguelike where you battle hordes of monsters and fight to stay alive until time runs out. Choose your pet, pick your favorite weapon, upgrade your abilities, and see how long you can survive!

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Arter — Steam game cover

    Super Arter

    Single-player alternative to Tails Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tails Island.

    Solve the most challenging puzzles, jump, throw objects, use switches, dodge traps, defeat enemies, collect gifts, and discover the best way for Arter to take the key to the door in this puzzle/platform game.

    2025IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →