Single-player games like Platinum Kill
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Platinum Kill, 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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Slam and Roll
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
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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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platinum Kill.
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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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platinum Kill.
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Neon Inferno
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Platinum Kill.
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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VolChaos
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
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Hypership Out of Control
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned starship pilot, full of asteroids, multicolored floating blocks, and space mines. It's even more dangerous when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out.
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Abduction Action! Plus
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Terrorize humanity with your UFO because you're an alien and what else are you going to do?
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Hypership Out of Control 2
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned starship pilot, full of asteroids, multicolored floating blocks, space mines, and sweet sweet coins. Space is even more dangerous when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out.
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Bad Caterpillar
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Bad Caterpillars and their swarms of insect hordes are invading. Get to your ship, man the lasers, and save the galaxy from caterpillars, scorpions, spiders, and a slew of other ill-tempered giant killer insects.
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Nasty
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
The world is under siege by evil forces. It is up to you alone or teamed with a partner to save humanity in this fast-pasted, action/platform shooting extravaganza. Do you have what it takes to complete 100 levels of non-stop excitement and prove that good can triumph over evil?
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Volleyballed
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Platinum Kill.
Volleyballed is a fun filled arcade style 6 on 6 volleyball game. Bump, set, and spike your want to victory against AI opponents or friends locally or through Steam Remote Play Together. If you like action packed volleyball without an adherence to the laws of physics, this game is for you.
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Flappy Hypership Out of Control
Single-player alternative to Platinum Kill — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Platinum Kill.
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned and flappy starship pilot when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out. Can you survive long enough to get that elusive high score or are you destined to add a new crater to the face of an unsuspecting wall?