Single-player games like Quetzal
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Quetzal, 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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A Tale of Sand and Bone
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
A Tale of sand and Bone is a story-rich action-roguelike adventure. You play as Shai, a fallen warrior bound to a vengeful spirit as you climb and fight your way to claiming vengeance against the gods.
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Unstable Cylinder
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
This is a platformer action adventure in which the main character, trapped inside a long cylinder prison, attempts to escape. Escape by climbing over steep walls, a turbulent world, moving scaffolding, and other obstacles! Of course, it would be infinitely close to impossible.
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Count Pumpcula
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
One misty moonlit night, Count Dracula is attacked by an orange object from the sky. He finds himself awaking on a mysterious island with a pumpkin stuck to his head. With the new power of the pumpkin that protects Dracula from sunlight, he must find his way off the island and back to his Castle.
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Axe And Claw
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
Grab your axe and embark on a relentless climb to Claw's peak! Rescue your kidnapped son and prove your mastery in fast-paced pixel-art combat. Overcome challenging platforming, obliterate brutal enemies, and join a father's emotional journey for vengeance. The summit awaits.
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Angry Giant
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
Abducted from his tribe, humiliated and tortured by despicable beings, finally free, he is ready for his revenge. He was just a giant, now he is an ANGRY GIANT! Fight going from age to age. Kill enemies. Upgrade your weapons. Use your anger to save the world.
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Decline's Drops
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
Grab your punching gloves, put your clogs on and smash your way in the world of Decline's Drops, a fully hand-drawn platform-brawler full of weird frogs, bizarre chickens and odd hydras! Avenge your destroyed garden and defeat the 6 heads of the Eternal Corp.! If you can, that is.
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Sword of Destiny
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
Fight to restore the peace and justice in the world by thwarting the treacherous plans of the King, who turns the innocent into mindless skeletons to conquer the world.
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LUCID
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Quetzal.
Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
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Vaca Bullet
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
In "Vaca Bullet," you play as a cowboy in the Wild West defending your cows from bandits' bullets. The game is a tribute to classic Western movies, filled with shootouts and chases, brought to life through beautiful pixel art, giving it a raw and unique essence like a true western.
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PYRO
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quetzal.
An exciting 2D action platformer where you control crazy pyrotechnics, face frantic challenges, and create epic explosions while testing your skills and reflexes at every level.
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Cursed Frontier
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
A 2D platformer shooter with a somber linoleum-inspired art style, where you’ll face funeral creatures in a haunting Wild West setting.
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Mitla
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quetzal.
A challenging 2D platformer inspired by Mesoamerican mythology, where you control a frog to overcome deadly traps and explore a labyrinth filled with secrets and danger.
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The Bandits of Sierra Fria
Single-player alternative to Quetzal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal.
A pixel art top-down shooter with frantic gunfights, multiple weapons, and intense action in a land ruled by bandits.