Single-player games like Tell Me Owl
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tell Me Owl, 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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Pedro Land DX
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
An intense, retro run-and-gun platformer western game!
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Space Waves
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tell Me Owl.
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
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Eagles of World War 2
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tell Me Owl.
A fantasy based arcade shooter set in World War 2 with frantic bullet hell shooter style gameplay and a bullet time slo motion mechanic. Take on the enemy forces solo or with a friend either in local co-op or online with STEAM's remote play together.
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STARR RINGER
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
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Raid on the Zone
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
Fight in a furious battle against “The Zone”, a mysterious terrorist group hell-bent on destroying the world. Cripple their defenses with your dual-prop helicopter and massive arsenal of weaponry in this retro-inspired homage to arcade games of the 80’s.
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Wild Willy West
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
Wild Willy West is a western top-down shoot 'em up, featuring action packed levels and instant death combat. Use an arsenal of magical bullets to blast your way through the old west, and take revenge on those who wronged you.
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In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
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2nd Shot
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Owl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tell Me Owl.
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!