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Single-player games like Nyaginata

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Nyaginata, 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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    SwooshCat — Steam game cover

    SwooshCat

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TOOK: The Immortal Hero — Steam game cover

    TOOK: The Immortal Hero

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    A hardcore 2D action platformer developed by one person. Play as a memoryless rabbit TOOK to explore the vast Moon Cave world and defeat dozens of powerful enemies, collect the treasures scattered in this world and regain the glory of the Moon Up Group!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SiNiSistar Lite Version — Steam game cover

    SiNiSistar Lite Version

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    A simple 2D action game centered on themes of masochistic tendencies, yearning for death, as well as despair at being attacked by terrifying beings.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune — Steam game cover

    Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    La-Mulana 2 — Steam game cover

    La-Mulana 2

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight — Steam game cover

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JUMP KING QUEST — Steam game cover

    JUMP KING QUEST

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    Plunge into high-stakes punishment platforming in JUMP KING QUEST! Explore alone or fall together in dynamic online climbing action as you fight your way upwards on an unhinged quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at The Top. In this world, every ledge is a battlefield…

    2026ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch — Steam game cover

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nyaginata.

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

    2021ActionSportsIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Uh Oh Calico! — Steam game cover

    Uh Oh Calico!

    Single-player alternative to Nyaginata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nyaginata.

    Prepare yourself for a challenging, strategic, exciting and fur-strating puzzle game! Inspired by the popular Watermelon Game comes this 3D cat-tastic game of combining growing cats in a confined claw machine. Make combos and get the highest score without letting any cats fall out!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →