Single-player games like Alpha & Beta
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alpha & Beta, 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
- 1
Don't Die! Douche!
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Charge your way through 5 fever-dream induced worlds, dodging a plethora of bizarre dangers on your way. And remember: Don't Die! Douche!
- 2
PRIMAL DUNGEON
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Throw bones, big rocks or use your spirit wolf special attack to kill a variety of enemies in this 2D platformer full action game.
- 3
Soul Climb
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Easy to learn, hard to master. Overcome your limits in this tight precision platformer with quick respawns. Jump from walls, avoid deadly traps and time your movements perfectly so you can climb out of the deep cave you fell into. It’s all about not giving up!
- 4
Smashing Spirits: Brazil's First Boxer
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Fight Spartans at Brazil Island with fiercely boxing combos on this insanely fast-paced fighting-platformer! Play with Aiyra, an indigenous boxer fighting in the middle of a conflict between her own people and foreigners coming from beyond the seas.
- 5
Shadow Life
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alpha & Beta.
Explore temples and caves. Slay monsters and avoid traps and hazards. Uncover hidden rooms. Destroy the Book of Dark Magic to defeat the evil spirit that inhabits this world.
- 6
FLATLAND Vol.1
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.
- 7
Knight And Mourning
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Do you like 2D platformers? Are you constantly complaining about how bad you are at them? Well, continue to complain! Even if you think you are good at Knight And Mourning, you aren't.
- 8
Naginata
Single-player alternative to Alpha & Beta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Alpha & Beta.
Run and jump! And hit the evil! Geisha stand up to unravel the mystery of Kyoto!