Single-player games like Venture Kid
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Venture Kid, 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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Master Spy
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC.
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Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio is an exciting, fast-paced action game.Help Tcheco the Adventure Boy to leave a mysterious castle full of deadly creatures! Be ready for a big challenge, full of nonsense humor and retro goodness.
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Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
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99Vidas
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
"99Vidas" is a "beat 'em up" set in a contemporary world that pays tribute to both the new and the classic in gaming industry. Brought to you in all pixelated, 16 bit-esque glory, chockfull of references to not only gaming, but all 80's and 90's pop culture.
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Mighty No. 9
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
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Super House of Dead Ninjas
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
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Gravity Circuit
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
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Volgarr the Viking
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
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20XX
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Mega Man 11
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
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.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Shovel Knight Dig
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Venture Kid.
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
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Castle of Vania
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Venture Kid.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
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Dracula 2
Single-player alternative to Venture Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Venture Kid.
Dracula is trapped and you have to help him escape or else he will never escape in this sequel to Bram Stoker's beloved novel.