Single-player games like CatDude & Karsh
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CatDude & Karsh, 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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Tia:weird hunter
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
Welcome to Tia: Weird Hunter, a hand-drawn 2D action RPG. Unleash fast, fluid combos, and take on fierce boss battles that will test your reflexes and skills. Play as the mysterious Scythe Maiden as you explore the vivid, fantastical city known as the Faceless City.
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Decline's Drops
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
Grab your punching gloves, put your clogs on and smash your way in the world of Decline's Drops, a fully hand-drawn platform-brawler full of weird frogs, bizarre chickens and odd hydras! Avenge your destroyed garden and defeat the 6 heads of the Eternal Corp.! If you can, that is.
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You are Peter Shorts
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
You are PETER SHORTS! You have been captured and taken to a secret cloning facility. Can you escape with your newly-cloned brethren?
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Speedrunnerz
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CatDude & Karsh.
In this game, you will embark on various trails, each starting in a secure location. As you progress through the portals at the end of each trail, be prepared for increasing levels of difficulty. You are one of the best speedrunners out there!
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
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Count Pumpcula
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
One misty moonlit night, Count Dracula is attacked by an orange object from the sky. He finds himself awaking on a mysterious island with a pumpkin stuck to his head. With the new power of the pumpkin that protects Dracula from sunlight, he must find his way off the island and back to his Castle.
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Echo Wisp
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
Save the once peaceful land in Echo Wisp. Explore an underground depths overrun by evil ghostly apparitions. Slash and shoot your enemies as two heroes each with their own unique abilities in this action adventure platformer.
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Sword of Destiny
Single-player alternative to CatDude & Karsh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CatDude & Karsh.
Fight to restore the peace and justice in the world by thwarting the treacherous plans of the King, who turns the innocent into mindless skeletons to conquer the world.