Single-player games like Pixel Fodder
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pixel Fodder, 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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Echoes of Nox
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
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System // Crash
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
A momentum platformer, with combo-centered hack 'n slash combat. Use your trusty sword, TyBreaker (Among other weapons), to cut and destroy every TyCorp drone in your way. Cut the drones, and take back the world.
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Little Slippey
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Dodge tons of missiles flying at you. Practice your reactions, memorize the structure of the maps and adapt to the ever-changing rules on them.
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Inverse Evolver
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Inverse Evolver is a side-scrolling action that combines roguelike mechanics. Explore different dungeons; use diverse items to form powerful combos, and beat ferocious beasts and bosses.
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Go To Heck
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Go To Heck is a fast-paced 2d sidescrolling action roguelite, descending through Cyberheck and using your railgun to destroy all the devils in your way.
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Abyss The Forgotten Past
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Play as Leonnor who sets out on a journey to discover everything about his past and his world, things are not always what they seem! Learn special abilities, battle monsters and encounter celestial beings as you explore this beautifically crafted pixel world.
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Jump Off The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
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King Arthur's Gold
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Pixel Fodder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Fodder.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.