Single-player games like Pankapu
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Pankapu, 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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Akatori
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pankapu.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
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Unbound: Worlds Apart
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pankapu.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
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Cyber Shadow
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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Rayman Raving Rabbids™
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pankapu.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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Aeterna Noctis
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Pankapu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.