Single-player games like The TakeOver
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The TakeOver, 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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Urban Lockdown
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
With stunning digitized graphics, beatdown the escaped prison inmates, thwarting their boss in an epic showdown!
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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Jitsu Squad
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Jitsu Squad is a Marvel vs Capcom inspired 4 player co-op TAG TEAM beat ‘em up with epic character transformations and fast paced combat.
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Final Vendetta
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
A hard-hitting action packed beat ‘em up in the vein of classic arcade titles. Featuring stunning pixel art and a thumping soundtrack with exclusive tracks from Utah Saints! Brawl with bad dudes and tough girls as you fight through dangerous environments.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The TakeOver.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
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Young Souls
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
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9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.
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Shank 2
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...
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Mother Russia Bleeds
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.
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Questria: Rise of the Robot Skullfaces
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Questria is a multiplayer action dungeon crawler. Grab your pals and save Friendship from the evil Robot Skullfaces!
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Killer Instinct
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The TakeOver.
The legendary fighting franchise is back with over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS!!! Choose your ultimate combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and enthralling special attacks.
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BURNER
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The TakeOver.
voxel style survival game with rouge like, platformer, and brawler elements, randomly generated levels in real time. sent to another dimension, burner must collect $50,000 to make it back home, upgrade stats and buy weapons between levels. In development since 2021.
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Shank
Single-player alternative to The TakeOver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The TakeOver.
Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.