Single-player games like Puppet Kings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Puppet Kings, 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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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
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Slimekeep
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Duck Paradox
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Puppet Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Puppet Kings.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.