Single-player games like Pixelord
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Pixelord, 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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Monkey Slap
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Go on a long adventure with funny monkeys. Tropical islands, hot deserts, frozen plains. Fight with evil primates. Collect coins and equip your character with different weapons, clothes, skill enhancements. Each new level is more complicated than the previous one.
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Platformines
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
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McPixel
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!
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FOTONICA
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
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Soundodger+
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
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Legend of Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Pix the Cat
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!
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Run or Die
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
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Ruin City Gasolina
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Eliminate the invasion of mechanical invaders and save what remains of the once great city.
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Quad Hopping
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixelord.
The simplest puzzle game is the reaction and the ability to make quick decisions. As we move, we score points and the game gradually accelerates, it is already harder to catch up on the cherished platform to jump even further, to a greater result.
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The Thing: Space X
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
At your disposal are a dozen of the best combat spacecraft equipped with death beams, machine guns and missiles. The sector is divided into several subsectors, which swarm with enemies. In the end, you will have an unbeatable boss - the "Thing".
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StepX
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixelord.
The most popular music game is now available on steam. The easiest way to realize your musical ideas is with just a few mouse clicks. In front of you is a panel with notes with different musical instruments. You can adjust the tempo, volume, tonality. You can import and export your creations.
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Airstrike One
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
You have an unique opportunity to control a deadly fighter. To break through temporary stretches and destroy as many enemy combat units as possible. You can use a high-speed machine gun and homing air-to-air missiles. Pick up the powerups to add armor and ammo.
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Snakeez
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixelord.
SNAKeez is a simple "snake" classic style game but with different physics.Here you have to collect not apples but eggs and snake's tail grows much faster.
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Protect Me
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Protect me, and I I'll help you do it more effectively.
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Tactical Operations
Single-player alternative to Pixelord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixelord.
Tactical Operations is a subsystem of investigative, organizational-preparatory, other actions and operational-search activities conducted under a single plan and aimed at solving individual intermediate tasks subordinated to the general objectives of investigating a criminal case.