Single-player games like Cobalt
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cobalt, 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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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Move or Die
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Cobalt WASD
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Cobalt WASD is a multiplayer bomb-defusal action platformer with grenades that stop time. Blast your way to the bomb site or repel the assault! Use teleporter guns, grappling hooks, sticky sentry turrets and quick tactical thinking to lead your team to victory! Play online or against AI!
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Unruly Heroes
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.
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Spelunky 2
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
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TowerFall Ascension
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cobalt.
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
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Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cobalt.
Unreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology. Ten game modes - both team-based and "every man for himself" -- provide even the most hardcore gamer with palm-sweating challenges through unbelievably detailed indoor...
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Harvest: Massive Encounter
Single-player alternative to Cobalt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cobalt.
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.