Single-player games like Pulse Jumper
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Pulse Jumper, 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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Reknum Cheri Dreamland
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Face the fears from your dreams to save the kingdom in this 2D retro advenure!
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Battery Samurai
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Get batteries to get stronger! Enjoy your adventure now! Recover lost parts and get various skills.
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Super Mombo Quest
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
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DARK MINUTE: Kira's Adventure
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Platform your way through a shadowy dungeon, grab the cells to unlock the exit, and rush out before the clock hits 1 minute and the lights go out. Welcome to the darkest minute of your life, Kira!
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Toziuha Night: Nosferatu's Curse
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Eight years have passed since the battle against Dracula, the hero of Transylvania who succumbed to the power of darkness. However, peace is once again in danger. A pair of young alchemists will fight against the curse of the demon who goes by the name Nosferatu.
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Smelter
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Pulse Jumper.
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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Olija
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.
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Hooks And Shotguns
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Shoot shotguns and swing around like a madman! In Hooks & Shotguns, your brother, who is the only family have left, has been captured in a soul trap by your life-long enemy, Silo, before he broke it to pieces. You have to put it back together and save him!
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Boss Breaker
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
In this twin-stick beat 'em up, a lowly employee goes all out to uncover the truth and gain their freedom in an underground corporate facility.
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Runner Overdrive
Single-player alternative to Pulse Jumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse Jumper.
Something tore your world apart. Now it's on you to keep it running, one delivery at a time. Blast your way through this action-packed precision platformer, make weird friends and even weirder enemies, and uncover the truth behind why everything went to ash.