Single-player games like Exoder
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Exoder, 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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Valfaris
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
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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Katana ZERO
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
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Albert and Otto
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Exoder.
Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Traverse a haunting world set in 1939 Germany in search of a mysterious girl with rabbit ears. Utilize a little bunny in creative ways to solve puzzles. Levitate sheep, use them as torches or wolf bait and make your way through a dangerous land.
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Intrusion 2
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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BUTCHER
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
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The End Is Nigh
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Exoder.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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Marrow
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.
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Jump King
Single-player alternative to Exoder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exoder.
Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...