Single-player games like MacGuffin
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MacGuffin, 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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Fur Fun
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
Fur Fun is a 3D platformer to play up to 4 friends Online-LAN and having fun fighting enemies and exploring a lot of different worlds!
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Super Panda Adventures
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
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Tadpole Treble
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
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Stick it to The Man!
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
Hard hat tester, Ray, has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers but he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation?
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Terrian Saga: KR-17
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MacGuffin.
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
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Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MacGuffin.
Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.
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Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MacGuffin.
It’s time to join the Brotherhood.