Single-player games like Dual Core Sync
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dual Core Sync, 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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Robot-X
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
A fast-paced platform shooter inspired by 90s classics. Follow Robot-X on a journey to protect the city from a new danger, fight bosses and jump over pits in this retro experience.
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Glorpotron
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dual Core Sync.
A tower defense roguelike about robots and ooze. Play solo or local multiplayer, protect the Glorp, and defeat the creeps.
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REDSHOT
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
Multiplayer Update now available! Quick reflexes and clever strategies are required in REDSHOT, a bullet-time metroidvania where everything is deadly, but you are deadlier. Can you save the royal city from total destruction? ...Can you do it with style?
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Cobalt
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
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Frincess&Cnight
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
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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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Dual Core Sync — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dual Core Sync.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!