Single-player games like Metaloid : Origin
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Metaloid : Origin, 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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METAGAL
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Odallus: The Dark Call
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
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Mighty No. 9
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metaloid : Origin.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
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Gravity Circuit
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metaloid : Origin.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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LUNARK
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
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Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metaloid : Origin.
Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metaloid : Origin.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metaloid : Origin.
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.
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Mega Man 11
Single-player alternative to Metaloid : Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metaloid : Origin.
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.