Single-player games like Woodpunk
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Woodpunk, 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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Blazing Beaks
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
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I Hate Running Backwards
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
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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Juicy Realm
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
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Black Future '88
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Woodpunk.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Mega City Force
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
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God's Trigger
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Hero Siege
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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Songs of Steel: Hispania
Single-player alternative to Woodpunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Relive the conflict between the mighty Roman Republic and the brave Celtiberian people of Numantia! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, classic turn-based strategy mechanics, and combat tactics, with decision-making and side missions.