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Single-player games like Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition, 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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    Timen runner — Steam game cover

    Timen runner

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Hardcore pixel 2D platformer with steampunk elements, with randomly generated levels.

    2017IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beeftacular — Steam game cover

    Beeftacular

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Beeftacular is a fast-paced platformer where you have to clean levels from rotten meat chunks as fast as possible. Jump your way through the level and use your attacks to hack all of them into pieces. Compare your speedruns with your friends and the world.

    2016ActionSportsIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly 30 — Steam game cover

    Deadly 30

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

    2014ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valfaris — Steam game cover

    Valfaris

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    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.

    2019ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Volgarr the Viking — Steam game cover

    Volgarr the Viking

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Odallus: The Dark Call — Steam game cover

    Odallus: The Dark Call

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slain: Back from Hell — Steam game cover

    Slain: Back from Hell

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

    2016ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Meat Boy Forever — Steam game cover

    Super Meat Boy Forever

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cosmic collapse — Steam game cover

    Cosmic collapse

    Single-player alternative to Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition.

    Lasers, blasters, black holes and a lot of enemies... All this is in the endless space, the expanses of which you have to clean up from enemies!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →