Single-player games like Bot Gaiden
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Bot Gaiden, 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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Albacete Warrior
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Albacete Warrior is a hysterical beat ‘em up where you will be cockslapping your way through Benito’s Bizarre Adventure, the spanish ninja, his pal Pepito, the chicken and his sensei… Paco. You can play alone or with a friend locally.
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Astropods: Starside Glaze
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Astropods: Starside Glaze is an energetic 2D Fighting Platformer! Experience freeform movement, engaging combat with knockback, and badge upgrades that redefine playstyles. The power of fun unleashes your limitless potential to recover the stolen Waterfall of Dreams!
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Troupe
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Find your way in Troupe! An adventure plaforming game inside a castle filled with traps and evil beings. Explore the secrets of the castle while searching for your not-so-fond-of troupe and realize that happiness is not always so simple, even if you're officially a clown.
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Dream Doctor
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Dream Doctor is a platformer BOSS RUSH where you take on the role of a "psychologist", capable of entering your patients' dreams to confront their worst nightmares through brute force.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Join KinnikuNeko, a cat with a bodybuilder's body, in this fun 2D platformer and fight against the mysterious alien invasion. A story full of goofy humor, friendship, drama and action. Its aesthetics are a love letter to 90s anime along with an unforgettable soundtrack.
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Choice Chamber
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is in everyone else's hands.
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StarScalers
Single-player alternative to Bot Gaiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bot Gaiden.
Shrink for speed. Grow for power. Blast through waves of enemies in a frantic, feature-packed shoot-'em-up where every second is a choice. Wield enemies as weapons, unleash giant mech allies, build impossible loadouts, and experience a fresh take on rhythm combat—all solo or with a friend.