Single-player games like I wanna be The Cat
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to I wanna be The Cat, 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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The End Is Nigh
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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MagiCat
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
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Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
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Wings of Vi
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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You Have to Win the Game
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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RogueLite
Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I wanna be The Cat.
'RogueLite' is a simple randomly generated dungeon that was inspired by classic RPGs, complete with 100 floors, over 200 treasures to find and 70 monsters to hunt, and 6 playable classes plus 6 unlockable classes.