Single-player games like Ruffy and the Riverside
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Ruffy and the Riverside, 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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Yooka-Replaylee
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Embark on an epic 3D platforming collectathon adventure with Yooka and Laylee! Yooka-Replaylee is packed with new moves, more story, exciting challenges, hidden secrets, and more than double the collectibles to uncover. Can you help them rescue the world’s biggest treasure?
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Clive 'N' Wrench
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Hop, spin, and time-travel your way through 11 vibrant worlds in this lovingly crafted 3D platformer. Join Clive the rabbit and Wrench the monkey on his back as they chase an evil genius across history to save the future. And yes, it all unfolds from the chilly cockpit of a 1950s refrigerator.
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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Effie
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!
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Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Prepare to be scared! A clash between the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune has unleashed ghostly mayhem all over Bikini Bottom. Switch seamlessly between SpongeBob and Patrick, combine their unique skills and save Bikini Bottom from total ghostification!
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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles!
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Yooka-Laylee
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
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Tear and the Library of Labyrinths
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ruffy and the Riverside.
The twin sisters Tear and Lumiere enjoy a happy life running their clinic. But when a demon abducts her sister, Tear must summon her courage to venture through worlds within magical tomes to bring her sister home safe.
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Tomba! Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ruffy and the Riverside.
In Tomba! Special Edition, leap, bite, and throw your way across stunning 2.5D landscapes in this vastly-enhanced update to a platforming classic!
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Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Ruffy and the Riverside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ruffy and the Riverside.
Tomba is back for more in Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, a celebration of the often overlooked sequel to the legendary platformer, Tomba!