Single-player games like Ball Champ
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ball Champ, 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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逆界 (Inverse Realm)
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ball Champ.
A 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up with roguelite elements! Choose distinct weapons, trigger powerful build synergies, and adapt to fresh challenges on every run. Are you ready for the battle?
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Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ball Champ.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
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Tia:weird hunter
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Ball Champ.
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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Night Swarm
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Ball Champ.
Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Ball Champ.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Glaze Cup: Journey to the West
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Ball Champ.
This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics
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HordeCore
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ball Champ.
HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!
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Touhou Blooming Soul
Single-player alternative to Ball Champ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Ball Champ.
Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.