Single-player games like Temple of Rust
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Temple of Rust, 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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Pixel Ninja
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
This is an exciting ninjya action game with a 16-bit taste!
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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Biscuitts 4
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Biscuitts 4 is a Beat Em Up Game based on the 80s Cartoon.
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Swordian Hero
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Use swords and magic to defeat monsters! A refreshing action game!
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Striving for Light: Survival
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
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Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Brutal next chapter of Amiga's legendary beat'em up 'Franko: The Crazy Revenge' is here. It's time to clean the streets of shit. The iconic game finally gets a sequel it deserves. Are you ready? They are coming!
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Stick It to the Stickman
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
The original epic introduction to the eternal KUNG FURY beat ‘em up saga. New stages, and the Hackademy. Both THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK and the A DAY AT THE BEACH campaign.
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ENYO Arcade
Single-player alternative to Temple of Rust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Temple of Rust.
ENYO is trying to let go of an old Dystopia. It's also a 2d action platformer that does not require destroying things.