Single-player games like MagiCat
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to MagiCat, 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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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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Freedom Planet
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
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Disc Room
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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Volgarr the Viking
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
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.
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Iconoclasts
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
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Super vs. World
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Super vs. World is a local multiplayer 2D versus Party Game that lets you, and up to 7 other players (8 in total), compete in a variety of gaming modes from Last Man Standing, King of the Hill, and Capture the Flag, plus more! Grab your controller and have some fun with friends and family!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with MagiCat.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with MagiCat.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to MagiCat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.