Single-player games like Pixel Ripped 1989
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Pixel Ripped 1989, 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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Pixel Ripped 1995
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Pixel Ripped is back with a brand new nostalgia-fueled virtual reality game-within-a-game, this time in 1995! Help our hero Dot face challenging throwbacks to all your favorite 16-bit and 32-bit classics while surviving the struggles of a typical nine-year-old kid.
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UnMetal
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
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Narita Boy
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
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Lucy Dreaming
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.
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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
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Duck Season
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...
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Crossing Souls
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.
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VirtuaVerse
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
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Super Mush Bros
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
SUPER MUSH BROS establishes itself as the most ABSURDLY ATROCIOUSLY AWESOME 2d platformer EVER!!! The game focuses on exploration throughout a plethora of vibrant and dull levels. Gameplay is seasoned with devilishly tricky bosses and moments when players can't figure where in the world they are.
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The Legend of Zuri
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
The Legend of Zuri is a "pick a path" style raunchy adventure with over 180 CG images. Will the Princess Zuri remain unsullied or will she experience something unmentionable? That depends on which paths you choose!
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Sonic Generations Collection
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
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California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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YUKI Space Ranger
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
YUKI is a new upbeat mix of bullet-hell and roguelike game in VR! Enter a kid’s wild imagination and fly through an anime universe controlling Yuki’s action figure.Endless Mode: Beat your Friends on Global Leaderboards for each Bladewing and intensity level!
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The Line
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
“The Line” is great for showcasing VR for first-time users. This award-winning experience is a 15-20 minutes interactive story of two figurines who are perfect for each other but reluctant to live out their love.
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Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Game dev simulator! Now you can live it! Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a love letter to everything ATARI. Players are caught in a whacky time-traveling adventure as one of the main programmers at ATARI. Get INSIDE the gaming world to prevent history from being rewritten!