Single-player games like Dig Dog
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Dig Dog, 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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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Black Future '88
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dig Dog.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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Flinthook
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
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Vagante
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
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TowerClimb
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
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Skelly Selest
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dig Dog.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Mr. DRILLER DrillLand
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The popular action puzzle game “Mr. DRILLER DrillLand” makes its Western debut on Steam! You’re invited to a secret amusement park known as “DrillLand” – 500 meters underground!
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Retro Game Crunch
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.
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Astro Duel
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.
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Astro Duel 2
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
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Train Bandit
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
THE LAW!! Looks to be a showdown atop a train. This will be your last fight. Good luck, Train Bandit.
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Box Cat Bash
Single-player alternative to Dig Dog — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dig Dog.
Cars are falling from the sky? Time to get smashing, Box Cat!