Single-player games like Backyard Bayou
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Backyard Bayou, 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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Hours After Midnight
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
Dive deep into a roguelike survival quest against Rettam'diov, the Consumer of Worlds. Progress, earn experience, refine characters, and uncover potent tools. Face relentless hordes alone or amplify the thrill, teaming up cross-platform in our distinctive co-op mode.
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Mycofall
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
Survive endless waves in this bullet-hell survivors-like. Play as a living mushroom bound to the forest, evolve powerful nature abilities, and fight mutated insects. Collect, grow stronger, and defend the forest solo or together in online co-op.
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Hover Point
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
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Mauled Horde
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
Mauled Horde is a Free-To-Play indie Third-Person Shooter made by a solo developer. Play solo or in co-op, fight relentless hordes across varied maps, collect weapons, activate traps, buy upgrades, and survive rising difficulty round after round.
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CRETE
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Backyard Bayou.
Fight against the Ancestors and other biopunk creatures. Use their DNA to build your own procedural weapons, find a friend and combine your skills to be even more powerful. The further you go, the better rewards you will get for the next run. It is up to you to reveal what is up there in the north.
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幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact is an unofficial Touhou Project fan game. Youkai have appeared—far too many of them. This is clearly an incident, but don't worry. In Gensokyo, the answer is simple: beat them all up first, then find the culprit later.
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Hyper Vyper
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Backyard Bayou.
Hyper Vyper is an electric third-person roguelite shooter for those that stay moving. Blast, kick & slide through a Neon City descending into madness. Master a kinetic moveset, find crazy builds, grow from outgunned survivor to unstoppable force. Resist!
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PengPong
Single-player alternative to Backyard Bayou — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backyard Bayou.
PengPong is a bullet-hell roguelike where pinball meets gambling. Bounce your way through chaos and bet it all to survive.