Single-player games like Risky Rescue
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Risky Rescue, 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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Timberman
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Almost 30 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best casual games.
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Surfingers
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Surf as far as you can. Through the oceans, caves, snowy hills and deserts full of sand.
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Roll'd
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Enter the world of Roll'd where rolling comes in at a new degree.
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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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PIXELMAN
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.
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Timber Rush
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Timber Rush is a fast-paced incremental roguelite where every swing explodes into upgrades, chaos, and massive numbers.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Tumblestone
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?
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Timberman VS
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
The game loved by millions of players all around the world - Timberman, now has a brand new, polished axe! Timberman VS - available on PC and consoles, featuring a cross-platform play! Gather your friends and prove that you are a world-class wood chopper!
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Fly O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Fly O’Clock is tiny, highly-addictive single & online multiplayer arcade endless jumper with innovative one-touch mechanics and unique pixel-art graphics.
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Wild West Miner Simulator
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Risky Rescue.
You've become the major of a town that... doesn't exist. Nobody lives here, the governor's stupid joke. It's time to get to work and turn this NOWHERE into a bustling metropolis. Mine coal, ore, and gold. Build houses, find oil, bring in new residents, create a paradise in the middle of nowhere.
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Masky
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Risky Rescue.
Dance to the mystic sounds and invite as many dancers as you can.
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Car Mechanic Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Risky Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Risky Rescue.
Manage a prosperous car shop empire and enter the complex car maintenance and repair world. This simulation game offers a comprehensive, in-depth experience that combines strategic business management with the technical nuances of car maintenance.