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Single-player games like Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation, 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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    Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures — Steam game cover

    Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe — Steam game cover

    Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

    2020ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shank n' Bake — Steam game cover

    Shank n' Bake

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Shank n' Bake is an exciting, twisted take on runner games. Set off to end humanity's healthy food movement by slashing and slamming your foes while avoiding your own untimely, violent death.

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NOT A HERO — Steam game cover

    NOT A HERO

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BUTCHER — Steam game cover

    BUTCHER

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Time To Explain Remastered — Steam game cover

    No Time To Explain Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    "I Am You From The Future! No Time To Explain, Follow m-OH CHRIST!" Chase your future self through time and alternate realities while fighting giant monsters, collecting hats, and eating cake! No Time To Explain Remastered is the remake of tinyBuild's debut game. Now with multiplayer!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Potatoman Seeks the Troof — Steam game cover

    Potatoman Seeks the Troof

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

    2014Indie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Horace — Steam game cover

    Horace

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mega Man X Legacy Collection — Steam game cover

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.

    2018Action19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super World War — Steam game cover

    Super World War

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The world has gone mad, it's time to unleash chaos! Super World War is a turn based strategy game for up to 4 players. Take control of wild leaders and wage war in solo, local multiplayer or online.

    2025Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aces & Adventures — Steam game cover

    Aces & Adventures

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spectacular Sparky — Steam game cover

    Spectacular Sparky

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!

    2021ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MANOS: The Hands of Fate ~ Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    MANOS: The Hands of Fate ~ Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Rocky Horror Show Video Game — Steam game cover

    The Rocky Horror Show Video Game

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    A strange journey

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Terrors — Steam game cover

    Knight Terrors

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    A blood-curdling, demon-slashing dash of death! Knight Terrors goes straight for the jugular: it’s a lurid mash-up of side-scrolling gameplay styles in endless procedurally generated levels. Once you’re hooked, the game keeps pulling you back in to increase your high score and unlock more features!

    2017ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terror in the Corn — Steam game cover

    Terror in the Corn

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    The witch’s ominous chanting echoes through the corn field, a rogues' gallery of deranged monsters is out for your blood, an eerie mist rolls in from worlds unknown... and you don’t even remember how you got here. Can you escape the Terror in the Corn?

    2024Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spaces Between — Steam game cover

    Spaces Between

    Single-player alternative to Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation.

    A place built from things you almost remember... Inspired by the original unsettling feeling of the Backrooms, Spaces Between is a psychological liminal horror game about loneliness, memory, and losing yourself in impossible places.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →