Single-player games like No Time To Explain Remastered
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to No Time To Explain Remastered, 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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Nidhogg 2
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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SpeedRunners
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
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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Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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NOT A HERO
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.
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Stilt Fella
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Become the fella. Walk on the stilts.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Hello Neighbor 2
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.
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Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Build incredible machines with scrap parts, navigate the wildest Amusement park rides and challenge iconic creepy Neighbor and his evil bots! Become a true Engineer, solo or with friends!
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Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Hello Neighbor 2 is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson (The Neighbor) who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that tracks and adapts to your every move.
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Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor 2 is back! It is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that adapts to your every move.
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Hello Guest: Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha
Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.
Hello Guest, beloved Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha, a stealth horror thriller with an advanced, self-learning AI. You take the night shift as a security guard at an abandoned Golden Apple Amusement Park where a creature is hiding in the shadows. What can go wrong?