Single-player games like Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum, 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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Super Retro World
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
Super Retro World is a 2D platformer which is based on the idea of classic platform handheld console games like Super Mario Land.
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ZADETTE
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
A great 2D retro-action-platformer! To the lovers of big pixels and screeching synthetic sounds we dedicate this masterpiece to you.
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Lost Caves
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
Spelunk, plunder, and pickaxe in Lost Caves, A 2D collect-a-thon all about exploration and treasure hunting! Venture through 4 expansive labyrinthine levels to find over 80 unique treasures to amass your wealth, and use your trusty pickaxe to defeat anything in your way!
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JACK 'N' HAT
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
The sinister Dr. Voo Doom has kidnapped the Princess of Ririland and incited a civil war! It's up to repairman extraordinaire, Jack and his boomerang hat to save her and restore peace! Jump through 20+ huge levels, collecting Crystals, Stars and more! Can you save Ririland?
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Cash Cow DX
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
Holy cow, it’s all about the moooney! Run, jump and slide in this udderly moo-velous adventure to reclaim your fortunes from those sneaky Pig Pockets. Tough as nails and no continues! Are you up for the challenge?
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Project: Artificial Legacy Saga
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.
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Belle Boomerang
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
A fast-action platformer packed with beautiful pixel art and exciting variation in every level!
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Flippin Kaktus
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
Flippin Kaktus is an action-driven vendetta with 80s vibes, featuring a spiky hero with the thorny past and rage-outbreaks combat style.
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HAUNTED: Halloween '85 (Original NES Game)
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
A brand new NES homebrew game independently developed by Retrotainment Games and released on an NES cartridge. This game adheres to all NES hardware restrictions... all graphics, color palettes, data processing and audio fully comply regardless of how maddening it was to achieve :) HH85 is a classic, 8-bit beat' em up / platformer that...
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HAUNTED: Halloween '86
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum.
A brand new NES game independently developed by Retrotainment Games and released on an NES cartridge. This classic style beat 'em up / platformer adheres to all NES hardware restrictions and pushes the limits of game play on the console. '86 now includes the Spirit Halloween Exclusive edition!
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Full Quiet
Single-player alternative to Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this open-world game of survival, mystery and adventure you must learn how Pap and his radio buddies maintained their radio grid, protected the lands they now walk and silenced the forest in order to find your missing son.