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Single-player games like Red Bit Ninja

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Red Bit Ninja, 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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    Adventure's Pixel World — Steam game cover

    Adventure's Pixel World

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Face terrifying enemies and deadly traps in this challenging retro classic! The holy relics of the dwarves have been stolen by the Golem horde, they need your help!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyber Shadow — Steam game cover

    Cyber Shadow

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance — Steam game cover

    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Bit Ninja.

    The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Cells — Steam game cover

    Dead Cells

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Messenger — Steam game cover

    The Messenger

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    4 The Elements — Steam game cover

    4 The Elements

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Bit Ninja.

    4 The Elements is a 2D Action Platformer inspired by the best games of this genre from the 90s. Switch in real time between the four elements of nature to overcome challenges, acquire new abilities and defeat powerful bosses in beautifully crafted thematic stages in this metroidvanian adventure.

    2023ActionAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath — Steam game cover

    Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Guise — Steam game cover

    The Guise

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Queen's Garden: Halloween — Steam game cover

    Queen's Garden: Halloween

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Night fell, sending shivers down your spine. Will you persist? The Queen counts on your Match 3 bravery!

    2017IndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Queens Garden: Sakura Season — Steam game cover

    Queens Garden: Sakura Season

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    The Sakura Season has arrived! Help Queen Ayame and Haruo design the ultimate Japanese garden. Clear unique match-3 levels to unlock beautiful decorations and transform the landscape into a blooming paradise. A perfect mix of puzzle-solving and creative design!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Queen's Garden 2 — Steam game cover

    Queen's Garden 2

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In Queen's Garden 2, the Princess became a queen! Help her loyal assistant Jack rebuild the royal garden from scratch in this unique match 3 game.

    2020Casual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Iselin Saga — Steam game cover

    Iselin Saga

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Follow Iselin in an adventure through a magical land to find the truth about her parents and stop witch Aradia.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Downtown — Steam game cover

    My Downtown

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Help the Mayor breathe life into a sparkling new city! Play over 100 levels of match 3 bliss and build your own city!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Animal Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Animal Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Welcome to Animal Kingdom, a hidden animal game where you collect pawprints, cameras and coins while searching animals in fantastic locations! With 3 game modes and trivias between the chapters, Animal Kingdom will provide hours of fun for Hidden Object fans in surreal settings!

    2023Casual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku Vacation 2 — Steam game cover

    Sudoku Vacation 2

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Play through more than 400 levels of Sudoku in 3 variants. Asterisk, Girandola and Center dot!

    2023Casual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enchantment Secret Hideaway — Steam game cover

    Enchantment Secret Hideaway

    Single-player alternative to Red Bit Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bit Ninja.

    Enchantment: Secret Hideaway is a magical hidden object game set in Thicket Wood, featuring various modes and puzzles to locate hidden fragments of magical objects and provide hours of fun and entertainment.

    2023IndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →