Single-player games like Joshua's Legs
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Joshua's Legs, 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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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
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Constance
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
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Pseudoregalia
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
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Rusted Moss
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
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Derelict Star
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Joshua's Legs.
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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This Is No Cave
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
A one-click parkour game in space. Zoom through intricate levels using your suit's thrusters and grapple hook, all while evading colossal alien worms and racing against the clock.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Joshua's Legs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joshua's Legs.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.