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Single-player games like I wanna be The Cat

Below are 11 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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    Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloody Trapland — Steam game cover

    Bloody Trapland

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The End Is Nigh — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Downwell — Steam game cover

    Downwell

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risk of Rain 2 — Steam game cover

    Risk of Rain 2

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spelunky 2 — Steam game cover

    Spelunky 2

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

    2020ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Cells — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Just Get Through — Steam game cover

    Just Get Through

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Just Get Through is a randomly generated platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring a destructible environment, sandbox mode, user-created levels, various gamemodes, hardcore mode, color palettes, deadly traps, explosions and more.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure1.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Tower — Steam game cover

    Magic Tower

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    Inspired by RPG map in "Warcraft III" , the core gameplay is plunder resources from enemies. This game is not only a simple thief, but also a test of the collocation between the various defensive towers, as well as a balance between the defense tower injury and the enemy's blood volume.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RogueLite — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018IndieRPGCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike — Steam game cover

    RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

    Single-player alternative to I wanna be The Cat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I wanna be The Cat.

    A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →