Single-player games like Cat Gunner
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cat Gunner, 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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PigShip and the Giant Wolf
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
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Space Mayhem
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Inspired by classic arcade shooters, Space Mayhem is a fast-paced score chaser with a retro style. Collect powerups, manage your ammo, obtain massive score multipliers, and blast your way through infinite, chaotic waves of enemies!
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Minimalist Space War
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
A minimalist retro space shooter. Challenging, fast, and fun game play
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Jack Big Chin: Alien Invasion
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Save humanity! Help Jack Big Chin defeat the alien invaders, in a hard action-adventure game with 3D platform elements, where you must improve your weapons and activate cannons to complete your missions.
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Only Way is Down
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Embark on a purrfectly perilous rage filled adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate catnap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, master your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this gravity defying escapade!
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Raiden Legacy - Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cat Gunner.
Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.
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Super Catboy
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
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Biolab Wars
Single-player alternative to Cat Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Gunner.
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.