Single-player games like Rise of the Penguins GB
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rise of the Penguins GB, 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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Battle Princess Overdrive
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Blast your way through time in Battle Princess Overdrive! Unleash hell as Madelyn and Sofia to crush a mad scientist whose insane time experiments triggered an undead apocalypse across all of history - and the future! Lock, load, and shred colossal bosses to bring your timeline back to normal!
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Self Simulated
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Self Simulated is a fast-paced precision platformer about a robotic copy of yourself, waking up with no memory of a severe accident. Dash, dodge, and double jump through 100+ handcrafted levels, reboot instantly on every fail, and uncover the truth behind your past.
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Arcane Dash - A Pixel Adventure
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Relive the past with Arcane Dash - A Pixel Adventure! You are Ilenor the Brave, who has had 4 precious items stolen from him (including his cat, Shadowtongue!), and it's up to you to help him get them back by guiding him through 36 levels of pure chaos, filled with various enemies and deathtraps!
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Cinderfall
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
A guttering ember adrift in hungry dark, your lantern is your hourglass. Burn through 100 haunted levels, dashing to hold the shadows back. When your light dies, the dark closes its hands. A precision horror platformer about the race between fire and night.
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CHIP & THE RED STORM
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Run as fast as you can through this fast-paced 2D side-scrolling platformer! Deal with wacky enemies and bosses covering every track of your path. Sit down by yourself or with friends in this pixel 80's-90's inspired indie game and seal your decided fate of their world.
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Second Death
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ Once you’ve entered the jungle, there’s no turning back. The Second Death is permanent… Or is it?
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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rise of the Penguins GB.
A brutal action game set in a collapsing sci-fi nightmare. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you descend into a twisted post-apocalyptic world.
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Super Sunny World
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Super Sunny World is the ultimate love letter to the platformer greats of the 8-bit era. Jump, bump, and kick your way through 8 worlds of pixel-perfect platforming, cute characters, and exciting power-ups. Built for the NES, and for the first time playable on Steam!
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SlidefyingBadaBoom Penguin through a Slipstream: Rise of the Penguins 3
Single-player alternative to Rise of the Penguins GB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rise of the Penguins GB.
Slide, trick, and throw snowballs in this fast-paced 3D platformer inspired by Ninja Gaiden and Sonic. Play solo or local co‑op as you battle enemies, discover perks, and master icy challenges in Rise of the Penguins 3.