Single-player games like Salaryman Shi
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Salaryman Shi, 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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Sonic Mania
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Salaryman Shi.
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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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
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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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Antonball Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.
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Grapple Dog
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Paperball
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
It's time to get rolling! Navigate tricky passages, pull off crazy stunts and get ready to fall off a lot! Play carefully or risk it all for the fastest time - play any way you want in over 150 all unique stages.
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Nulldrifters
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Get behind the wheel on over 16 courses in this celshaded futuristic high-speed racer!
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Cliax Codec
Single-player alternative to Salaryman Shi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Salaryman Shi.
It's time for a change in perspective! Explore an adventure full of tricky action and puzzles in this third-person and top-down shooter hybrid!