Single-player games like Cardboard Cowboy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cardboard Cowboy, 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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Otpisani: Nightingale
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
A retro shooter game inspired by an old TV show. You play as a part of the resistance movement fighting the German occupation in a set of explosive missions while experiencing an exciting story.
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Bang Bang Boom Pow
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
Become the greatest gunslinger in the Wild West in this first-person boss rush with roguelike elements, where the fastest draw wins. Face dozens of unique duelists, each with their own abilities and mysteries, or challenge your friends in split-screen duels. with a unique hand drawn style!
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Neon Rain
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
Welcome to Vakrex, a world brimming with life but plagued by conflict. You must sift through the occupational forces and hostile wildlife to investigate the cosmic phenomena known as Neon Rain. You don't call the shots on this treacherous planet, however. Evolve or die.
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Between Two Lights
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cardboard Cowboy.
Between Two Lights, an adventure shooter that explores the importance of awareness and the value of choice: give in to love and escape, or sacrifice everything for the truth.
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SCROOMAGE
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
SCROOMAGE is a hectic, comical, and violent boomer-shooter. Rack up combos & cash at breakneck speeds in this fast-paced, comic-inspired first person shooter with light platforming elements.
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ELDRITCH SLAYER
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
ELDRITCH SLAYER is a retro FPS filled with bloodshed and dark humor. You play as a lone killer who ventures into a wicked land corrupted by the Old Ones. Take up your weapons, face the unspeakable horrors, and wipe them all out.
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BEANDEJO
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
BEANDEJO is an action-packed spin-gun roguelite. Enter the Old West, where the cattle roam, and drunken vegetables terrorize the local saloons. Spin your gun, time your draws, and gun them down to become the toughest sheriff in town!
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10 Hours Before Sunrise
Single-player alternative to Cardboard Cowboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cardboard Cowboy.
A brutal 8-bit-style boomer shooter inspired by the best of ‘80s trash horror. You are Samuel Alvarez, a broken man who discovers a cabin worse than any nightmare. Survive the night and face the forces of Wendakor — or you won’t see the dawn.