Single-player games like Unruly Heroes
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Unruly Heroes, 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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9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.
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Battletoads
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unruly Heroes.
• Over-the-top combat with combos and hard-hitting morph attacks • Wild, varied gameplay sequences for all types of gamers • Hand-drawn animation feels like playing a cartoon • Drop-in couch co-op for three players
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Rayman® Legends
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unruly Heroes.
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
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Guacamelee! 2
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unruly Heroes.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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I Am The Hero
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
I Am The Hero is a pixel art, beat 'em up, fighting game that tells the story of a "Hero" with a glorious but mysterious past. Is he the hero he thinks he is or is there a another side to this legendary figure?
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Rayman® Origins
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unruly Heroes.
Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unruly Heroes.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Have a Nice Death
Single-player alternative to Unruly Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unruly Heroes.
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.