Single-player games like Battle Princess Madelyn
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Battle Princess Madelyn, 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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Aggelos
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
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Cyber Shadow
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
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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Piko Piko
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Insanity's Blade
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Take a father’s journey to hell in order to save the souls of his wife and child. Insanity's Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a father's powerful grief and hatred. This is the tale of the sword's creation.
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Castle In The Darkness
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
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Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.
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Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Single-player alternative to Battle Princess Madelyn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle Princess Madelyn.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.