Single-player games like Rot Gut
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Rot Gut, 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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Ghost Trap: Underworld
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
John Ghost is back with a vengeance in this retro-metroidvania. Fall to the underworld, and explore. Seek to calm the horrors below to ensure a peaceful rest for your loved ones.
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Super Sunny Island
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
A summer themed retro style 2D platformer, where you fight some robots and evil pirates playing as "Sunny", an adorable and adventurous penguin with a watergun!
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Moi Mei 2
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
"Moi Mei 2" tells the story of a brave girl, doomed to a feat, through a visually stunning puzzle platformer.
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S. Prysm Destroyer
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
A 2D platform shooter where you DESTROY!! Get Elemental Powers from the Prysms and help Amor defeat the Primordial Threats agains Humanity! Get cute costumes and be stylish!
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Under The Ghost Mountain
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
Under the ghost mountain is a platform shooting Roguelike game. Random terrain, permanent death, platform jumping, shooting, chain reaction, destructible terrain, and plot creation are the features of this game. Inspire by Spelunky and Downwell
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Emiko's Pledge 2
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
Emiko's Pledge 2 is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of a Half-Demon girl called Emiko, whose mission is to protect all the residents of the Ettaze state from the enemies who infiltrated into the territory.
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The Last Comfort
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
Descend into a dying child’s fractured subconscious in this dark 2D Metroidvania. As a simple toy thrust into a grueling nightmare, you must master heavy, deliberate combat and adapt your skills to slay massive monstrosities. Will you fight the inevitable, or embrace the final sleep?
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Hellbreachers
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
A journey to the hell and back! Hellbreachers is a retro styled action-platformer with RPG character progression system. Choose one of three heroes and than one of ten specializations, progress through spectacular locations and take on challenging bosses!
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Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rot Gut.
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
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Tiny Barbarian DX
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rot Gut.
Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.
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METAL SLUG
Single-player alternative to Rot Gut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rot Gut.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!