Single-player games like Fossil Hunters
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Fossil Hunters, 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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Moo Lander
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!
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Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Mine valuable resources on dangerous asteroids, haul your cargo back to base, upgrade your vehicle, and defend your convoy from pirates and rival miners. Play solo or multiplayer in an arcade-style space mining adventure.
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Baby Dino Adventures
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Baby Dino Adventures is a cute platformer game inspired by classic retro games. You play a lost baby T-Rex, and help him find his parents back. You won't kill anyone. But rather solve puzzles, and make new allies throughout this upcoming adventure. ♥
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Dig Dig Burrito!
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
You are a burrito inside a burrito digging through all the delicious ingredients inside. Be careful, some ingredients can kill you! You will avoid enemies, Cause massive explosions, Upgrade your stats, Dig through tons of burritos and more!
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Eggstinct!
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Eggstinct! is a cooperative, physics-driven dinosaur adventure where you and your friends must work together to rescue fragile eggs and survive chaotic prehistoric hazards.
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Traxion 2
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Welcome to TRAXION²! Again you take the role of a daring starship pilot, embarking on a series of break-neck missions into the caves of a dangerous alien planet. This time around, you can join forces with a second player, or challenge each other in deadly deathmatch mode!
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Yooka-Laylee
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fossil Hunters.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Fire Tonight
Single-player alternative to Fossil Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Fossil Hunters.
A narrative puzzle game about two people trying to find their way back together in a city on fire.