Single-player games like Paganitzu
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Paganitzu, 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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Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
What's green with red spots, has suction hands, and has an overbite like Bart Simpson? Of course, the answer is Cosmo! Cosmo is a young alien on his way to visit Disney World with his parents. That is, until their ship is struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on an uncharted planet.
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Realms of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
Realms of Chaos is an exciting side-scrolling platform game with an innovative mix of action, adventure, mysticism, and role-playing that's never been seen in this style of game. Set in the fantastic world of Mysteria, Realms of Chaos is the first of many adventures of Endrick and Elandra, a brother and sister duo who find themselves on...
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Mystic Towers
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
As Baron Baldric, you’re charged with keeping the peace for the common folk of the land. But when the grand Lazarine Towers are overcome by dark forces, you must wield your magical staff and set out to make things right. A love and affable character, Baldric will win your heart with his mannerisms and charm.
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ORPHEUS: TO HELL AND BACK
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
Orpheus: To Hell and Back is a mesmerizing action-puzzle game that brings the timeless myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to life in the palm of your hands, 80's chibi-anime style!
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Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
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Hocus Pocus
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
Terexin, leader of the Council of Wizards, is sending the young sorcerer, Hocus, on a special mission to prove his worthiness.
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CARNAL
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
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Major Stryker
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
In the not-so-distant future, the calamity of World War III led to eventual world peace. But, it didn't last. Earth was invaded by alien marauders - the Kretons. Earth's united military force, still depleted after the mighty onslaught of WWIII, was not nearly sufficient to repel the numerous Kreton attacks.
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Commander Keen
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
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Crystal Caves
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
Enter an underground world of treasures and traps in Crystal Caves, a colorful EGA game that rivals any commercial game with its arcade quality, puzzles and graphics. As Mylo Steamwitz, enter cave after cave of adventure, gathering teasures and evading countless hazards.
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Secret Agent
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
You are agent 006 - top agent of the government's secret organization committed to protecting the world against terrorists and power-mad criminals. Your mission: to parachute into a high -security island outpost and secure the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon, which was recently stolen from the government.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Secret Agent
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paganitzu.
The family of our protagonist -- Mikage Jin -- are descendants of a line of ninjas responsible for national security since the Edo era. Jin was born and raised to follow in the footsteps of his secret agent mother as a ninja in training. He's been ordered to infiltrate Touka Academy undercover...
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BioMenace Remastered
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!
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Quest Master
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Paganitzu.
Quest Master is a dungeon maker inspired by the classics that first made us love dungeon crawling. Unleash your imagination, alone or in local co-op, to make dungeons full of puzzles, traps and monsters. Upload them for others to explore and challenge yourself with other players’ creations.
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Stargunner
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paganitzu.
In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners.
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Vexlands
Single-player alternative to Paganitzu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paganitzu.
Vexlands is a realm of surprises. Every newly opened space brings a surprise: loot, resources, dungeons, monsters and disasters! Build your village where you craft new equipment before you explore uncharted areas, and find relics that explain who came before and why these lands are cursed.