Single-player games like Bubble Ghost
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Bubble Ghost, 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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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
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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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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Duck Game
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
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Horizon Chase Turbo
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bubble Ghost.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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Silver
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bubble Ghost.
Silver, a corrupt and sinister sorcerer, rules the land of Jarrah with an iron fist. He and his henchmen have abducted the village women as part of a pact with the almighty god, Apocalypse. Now, only one man can put a stop to Silver and his minions. That man is you, David, a promising young knight whose wife is among the captured.
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Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As you journey to the seemingly placid surroundings of a Greek courtyard or the secret gardens of Tihuanica, beware - things are not as they seem. This supernatural action adventure is sure to pique your obsession with horror and espionage.
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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.
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Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bubble Ghost.
Slip through the door of time and face your destiny in a bizarre parallel universe! In this imaginative classic from ERE Informatique's Exxos label, your quest to rescue the Sci-Mutant Princess pits you against the five terrifying Ordeals of Delios in the treacherous realm of the Protozorqs.
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Drakkhen
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The prophecy has been fulfilled. The world shall be ruled by the dragons. On an island far away, their lords prepare for the conquest of the lands. There is only one hope for mankind. The emperor sends out four heroes to solve the puzzle of tears and prevent the invasion of the Drakkhen.
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Mystical
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bubble Ghost.
You are a novice magician at the end of his studies. During a course on the opening of doors at the temple of the Great Wizard, you have clumsily cause the disappearance of all the phials and scrolls that he had so carefully classified over many years.
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Eternam
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bubble Ghost.
Congratulations Don Jonz! You have just won a Virtual Adventure Vacation on Eternam, the biggest and best planetary Funpark in the galaxy.
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Marco Polo
Single-player alternative to Bubble Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bubble Ghost.
MARCO POLO - The art of bargaining lies in knowing how far you can go. Fame, fortune and adventure lie ahead.