Single-player games like Impossible Mission II
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Impossible Mission II, 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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Impossible Mission Revisited
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Impossible Mission II.
“Stay a while, stay FOREVER!” Race against the clock to gather the pieces of a secret password, platforming through 32 rooms and dodging 90 different deadly robot guards to stop the evil plans of the sinister Elvin Atombender in this all-time classic, now remastered for Steam.
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Cybernetic Fault
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Cyber Shadow
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
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GIGA WRECKER
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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Ninja Pizza Girl
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Ninja Pizza Girl is a serious game about bullying, emotional resilience – and pizza delivering ninjas! It’s a fast, flow-based game about Gemma, a sixteen-year-old girl trying to keep her dreams alive in face of the most merciless enemies known to any teenage girl – other teenagers.
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Dex
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
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Rogue
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Impossible Mission II.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
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California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
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California Games II
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Originally launched in 1990 on the boundary-pushing 16-bit computers and consoles of the day, this bodacious sequel to the immensely popular California Games sees you competing in five awesome events: hang-gliding, jet-skiing, snowboarding, body-boarding and skateboarding!
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Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this classic dungeon crawler, hack and slash your way through over 500 rooms with dozens of terrifying monsters. A true 1980s fantasy game, experience the frustrations and triumphs of the tabletop gaming inspired combat. Temple of Apshai is waiting. Silently lurking. Patiently waiting. For you.
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The Games: Winter Edition
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Compete in seven Winter Games events in this DOS classic from 1988, created by masters of sports simulation Epyx. Hurtle down the slopes, over jumps, or across the ice, all in search of that elusive Gold medal.
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Battle Bugs
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Impossible Mission II.
In this unconventional real-time strategy game, control a fearsome army of stink bugs, cockroaches, lightning bugs, ants and more in a miniature, pun-filled warzone! 56 battles with 22 types of Battle Bug await you!
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Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Run, climb and jump from platform to platform to collect and disarm deadly bombs, but watch out! One single misstep will send you tumbling to the ground! With 30 different challenging levels to beat, experience the thrills and spills of one of the earliest platformers.
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Snow Strike
Single-player alternative to Impossible Mission II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impossible Mission II.
Fly your F14-LBC "Rapier" on a series of air bound missions. Your task – to destroy the labs, bomb refineries, and stop the enemy convoys. But watch out for those enemies who are armed with heat and radar guided missiles!