Single-player games like Pengame
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pengame, 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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Waves
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Rise & Shine
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pengame.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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ZOE Begone!
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pengame.
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
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Duck Paradox
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
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Bleed
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
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Bleed 2
Single-player alternative to Pengame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pengame.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!