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Single-player games like Hard Minus Classic Redux

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hard Minus Classic Redux, 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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    Pengame — Steam game cover

    Pengame

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    Play as the stickman you drew in your school notebook to defeat the ultimate evil: the TEACHER!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise & Shine — Steam game cover

    Rise & Shine

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bullet Time Agent — Steam game cover

    Bullet Time Agent

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    Bullet Time Agent is a sci-fi action-adventure bullet hell. Slow time and dodge storms of bullets as you punch your way through robot-filled arenas. Leap past laser obstacles with super-powered jumps. Take down increasingly intense bosses as you rewind your own death...again.

    2026ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ORBTRUDER — Steam game cover

    ORBTRUDER

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    ORBTRUDER is a tactical roguelite action platformer about a killer robot ball that constantly ricochets. Climb higher and higher up a mysterious skyscraper. Slow down time, aim, ricochet and try again.

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    Star Head — Steam game cover

    Star Head

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    A head-launching sci-fi action adventure where you'll master the art of dual-point control. Overcome mechanical adversaries through precise skill or clever tactics - your head, your rules.​

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REVENGER — Steam game cover

    REVENGER

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    A fast-paced, tough as nails first-person shooter evocative of the direct-to-video action flicks of the 1980’s, Revenger is a short, but memorable experience about one man’s hunt to rescue his daughter, and kill everyone responsible for her kidnapping.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RAM: Random Access Mayhem — Steam game cover

    RAM: Random Access Mayhem

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MotionRec — Steam game cover

    MotionRec

    Single-player alternative to Hard Minus Classic Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Minus Classic Redux.

    MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →