Single-player games like Pixel Ripped 1989
Below are 17 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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System Critical 2
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
System Critical 2 is bigger & badder than ever before! Get ready to experience a platformer shooter like no other in VR. Blast your arm cannon and use guns, melee weapons, grenades,& shields to make your way through the carefully crafted levels with epic boss battles and tons of enemies to kill.
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CYBERDRIFTER
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
You are a Cyberdrifter, part of a team of military tech specialists who enter cyberspace in VR. Enter a neon lit world armed with your data disc & cyber cycle to end the spread of a virtualized virus. Utilize your data disc to hack systems & obliterate the virtual enemies in VR!
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Virtual Ricochet
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
“Death-defying tennis with robots and laser guns!” Virtual Ricochet is built from the ground up as a fusion of the best of VR shooters and tennis-style mechanics in a retro-futuristic synthwave arena - IN SPACE!
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Vertigo 2
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.
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B99
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
B99 is an FPS Shooter Roguelike set in a vision of cyberspace pulled from the 1980s. Dungeons are randomly generated each play through. Playable in VR or 2D. If SteamVR or Metalink is active then the game will Automatically boot in VR Mode.
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The Kangaroo Conspiracy
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
A retro jump’n’run adventure based on a German film you’ve probably never heard of. Expect talking kangaroos, weird conspiracy theories, and jokes that may or may not translate. It’s meta. It’s pixelated. It’s probably not what you expected.
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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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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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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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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Ripped 1989.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Pixel Ripped 1989 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Ripped 1989.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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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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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!