Single-player games like Mago
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Mago, 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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Vibrant Venture
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
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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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mago.
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
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Guacamelee! 2
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
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Sonic Mania
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mago.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
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Super vs. World
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mago.
Super vs. World is a local multiplayer 2D versus Party Game that lets you, and up to 7 other players (8 in total), compete in a variety of gaming modes from Last Man Standing, King of the Hill, and Capture the Flag, plus more! Grab your controller and have some fun with friends and family!
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
[[i]i]“THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII”[/i], SNK PLAYMORE’s flagship 2D versus fighting title returns in an ultimate version on Steam!!
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The Lost
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
You survive a bombing from enemy planes, you are knocked out and on an island with no contact to the outside world.
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Lost Vulcan
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Lost Vulcan is a roguelite platformer with the bite of a classic arcade cabinet. Raid the Vulcan, a derelict ship packed with treasure, traps and seven bosses. Handcrafted rooms deal a different gauntlet every run — go alone, or split the loot in local co-op.
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Mago: The Villain's Burger
Single-player alternative to Mago — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mago.
Mago: The Villain's Burger is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlord's food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!