Single-player games like Pixel Gladiator
Below are 16 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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IZBOT 2
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
IZBOT 2 is a fast paced precision platformer that will test your mettle and will leave you always wanting to complete just one more level. Use your cat like reflexes to guide our hero IZBOT through buzz saws, lasers and a ton of pointy spikes to save the metropolis from the evil Bedlor once more.
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A Night at the Races
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
Play as a guy who is trying to beat a platformer to pay his debts.
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SOONA
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
You are the last hope for the remaining people on earth, a master creation filled with memories of a past life. You must end her rage and suffering before it's too late.
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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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Azure Striker Gunvolt
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
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Cyber Shadow
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Gladiator.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
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Black Future '88
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Gladiator.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
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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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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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Bet On Soldier
Single-player alternative to Pixel Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Gladiator.
Delve into a world where war has become a media frenzy! Survive your battles and bet on your victories!
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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.