Single-player games like 亡犬 Dead Dog
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 亡犬 Dead Dog, 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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The Great Hebrew Rescue
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
The Great Hebrew Rescue is a 2D action platformer with puzzle elements, hack and slash your way through ancient forces as Abram the Hebrew. Solve Riddles, answer questions, complete quests, level up! Craft your supplies and master movement as you navigate your way through ancient Canaan.
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The Big Dam Adventure
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
Your tail is your sword, your shield, and a few other things in this cute and creepy Beavervania. Explore a dark world and acquire new abilities as you battle enemies, make friends, and rescue members of your beaver colony in this soulslike metroidvania that doesn't take itself too seriously.
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Forgotten Eras
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
Explore a Slavic folklore-inspired 2.5D Metroidvania. Guide Ivan and the Grey Wolf through a mythic kingdom, wield runes, solve puzzles, and face legends such as Domovoy and Baba Yaga reborn in a stylized, atmospheric world.
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LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
Lingyuan Records is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game. In the Five Elements world, learn and collect enemies' spells, and use the mutual generation and restraint of Five Elements to defeat stronger foes.
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Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
The mystical Egyptian underworld beckons you in Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow! Foil the plans of Set and Apep using your powers of light. Explore the varied environments of the underworld and battle your way through in this epic pixel art style Metroidvania.
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Setsuna
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
Play as "Setsuna," an android assassin. In this cyberpunk-themed 2D action-adventure game, traverse a futuristic metropolis ruled by a super-corp alongside your accompanying AI, clash with powerful enemies, collect abilities to explore the unknown, and search for the meaning of your existence.
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Bolt & Whalington
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
Bolt & Whalington is a Metroidvania game where you play as Bolt, a Siamese cat exploring the floating ruins of Whalington. Reshape abilities and rewrite world rules with the "Setting Machine," switch mecha forms to craft weapons, battle enemies, and uncover the secret of Whalington.
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NIPH
Single-player alternative to 亡犬 Dead Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 亡犬 Dead Dog.
NIPH is a stylish roguelite platformer with risky and intense combat. Slash, shoot, and learn and cast spells with more varied items as you explore a vast and diverse fantasy world!