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Single-player games like Birdcakes

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Birdcakes, 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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    Bleed 2 — Steam game cover

    Bleed 2

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CRYPTARK — Steam game cover

    CRYPTARK

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blacksea Odyssey — Steam game cover

    Blacksea Odyssey

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flamebreak — Steam game cover

    Flamebreak

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds.

    2015ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    satryn deluxe — Steam game cover

    satryn deluxe

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨

    2021ActionIndie7.00 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fractus — Steam game cover

    Fractus

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Abstract arcade action!

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Revita — Steam game cover

    Revita

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survivor Mercs — Steam game cover

    Survivor Mercs

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Name is Mayo — Steam game cover

    My Name is Mayo

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    This is a clicking adventure that simulates the real-life tapping of a Mayo Jar! You will unveil its story and (maybe) you will learn from it!

    2016SimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Name is Mayo 2 — Steam game cover

    My Name is Mayo 2

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Mayo is back, and it’s all about kicking butts and having an existential crisis. This is a clicker game about a mayonnaise jar.

    2020Simulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Name is Mayo 3 — Steam game cover

    My Name is Mayo 3

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Get ready to have your intellect enriched, your emotions manipulated and your mayonnaise expanded; as you unveil the stories and learn from mistakes. Our lives are too short not to be enhanced with meaningful stories like this one!

    2022AdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Massagy — Steam game cover

    Mr. Massagy

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Birdcakes.

    Use your dating skills to get a well-earned Massage through your gamepad controller! (Skills not included)

    2016IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fenix Rage — Steam game cover

    Fenix Rage

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Fenix’s village was decimated by a huge explosion, leaving only our hero and the mysterious Oktarus. As Fenix, track down this shadowy villain through nine worlds, defeating brutal bosses and hundreds of minions bent on your destruction.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dream Tale — Steam game cover

    Dream Tale

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Birdcakes.

    Help Julia find Fifo by going through 4 magical worlds in this classic platform game!

    2014IndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fenix Box — Steam game cover

    Fenix Box

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    This is a hardcore minimalist 2D platformer that tests how much of a hardcore gamer you are.

    2018ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Naive Boy Super Lash — Steam game cover

    Naive Boy Super Lash

    Single-player alternative to Birdcakes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Birdcakes.

    Do you like whips? Have you ever wanted an accurate, next-generation, stimulating whip simulator? Well, this game is far from it, but at least it tries!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →