Single-player games like Pongo! Paddle Pals!
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pongo! Paddle Pals!, 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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Voidpath
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Top-down space combat roguelike: Blink through bullet storms, stack weapons, items, and synergies, chart four sectors, and face elites, hunters, and capital bosses — ending at the Singularity. Clear a run to unlock Endless. Solo or local co-op; Steam Arena & Versus PvP.
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Kharvalen
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Survive relentless hordes of creatures in Kharvalen. Choose a race, equip your weapon set, and combine unique upgrades, runes, artifacts, and loot each run to create devastating builds. Play co-op or PvP with your friends!
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The Last Angel
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Band together or die horribly in a brutal world of giant magical monsters. Risk it all using everything from magic swords to laser machine guns to blast your foes...or your friends.
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Son of a Witch
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
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Daedalia
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
A Greek labyrinth rebuilt every game. Find the key, the Golden Fleece and the ichor before the others do — while the Minotaur hunts the corridors and the Medusa petrifies on sight. Die, and come back as a Shade to possess them
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Whisperborn: Child of the Forest
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Whipserborn is a dark 2D roguelike set in a living forest shaped by sorrow. Explore procedurally generated levels, craft powerful spell combos, upgrade a mysterious hub, and uncover your forgotten soul’s truth—alone or in seamless co-op.
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NIPH
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
NIPH is a stylish roguelite platformer with risky and intense combat. Slash, shoot, and learn and cast spells with more varied items as you explore a vast and diverse fantasy world!
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Bravery and Greed
Single-player alternative to Pongo! Paddle Pals! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pongo! Paddle Pals!.
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!