Single-player games like Pixel Gladiator
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Pixel Gladiator, 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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Valfaris
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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BUTCHER
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
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Until I Have You
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
If you could save someone, how much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice?Until I Have You aims to recount a thrilling story of regret, love, corruption, and things gone haywire, under the strong, vibrant neon lights of a metropolitan city that just doesn't give a damn.
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Blood Harvest 3
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Gladiator.
The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!
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The Riftbreaker
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Aborigenus
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Aborigenus is a small adventure platformer with RPG-elements in a primal world. Hunt the aggressive fauna, learn new abilities and fight with the whole enemy army. Choose who you are - a shaman, a warrior or a hunter. Can you save the flying islands from the evil?
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Mushroom Quest
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Rethinking of the classic sokoban genre, slow and kind game with original gameplay elements. Mushroom Quest is a retro styled and addictive arcade, ideal to spend few unhurried evenings.
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Mushroom Savior
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
The evil tree kidnapped the mushroom folk and imprisoned them in the dungeon. Help the mushroom king to rescue his people. Make your way through the dangerous dungeon, save the mushrooms and defeat the evil tree!
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Drone Gladiator
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
New era of gladiator battle shows has come, era of robots! And you have a chance to participate in it! Drone Gladiator is an arena shooter, where you upgrade your drone, fight giant bosses and participate in random events.
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Flaskoman
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Flaskoman is a puzzle platformer in a steampunk laboratory. Use mysterious liquids to activate lab mechanism and your abilities.