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Single-player games like Jack Axe: The Trial

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Jack Axe: The Trial, 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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    Jack B. Nimble — Steam game cover

    Jack B. Nimble

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    Jump in the shoes of Jack B. Nimble and master the whip in this cute, retro infinite runner.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blickel — Steam game cover

    Blickel

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    A colorful and retro 2D platformer where you must shoot enemies, platform around tough obstacles, and race through several distinct worlds each with its own unique challenges and gameplay elements. Can you make it to the end?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atomic Owl — Steam game cover

    Atomic Owl

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1 Screen Platformer — Steam game cover

    1 Screen Platformer

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kandria — Steam game cover

    Kandria

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    They Bleed Pixels — Steam game cover

    They Bleed Pixels

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Olija — Steam game cover

    Olija

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Viola: The Heroine's Melody — Steam game cover

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jack Axe — Steam game cover

    Jack Axe

    Single-player alternative to Jack Axe: The Trial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Axe: The Trial.

    Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →