Single-player games like Expelled
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Expelled, 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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Mustache or Revenge
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Expelled.
Do not let fiend steal your mustaches! It is challenging platformer taking you to the adventure through dangerous dungeons filled with ingenious traps.
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Jump Off The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
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MagiCat
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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Balthazar's Dream
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
"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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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
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1001 Spikes
Single-player alternative to Expelled — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Expelled.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...