Single-player games like Groovy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Groovy, 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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Dr. oil
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
This is a classic 2D hardcore platformer in which you have to constantly die in order to advance and kill the most evil seagull in the world.
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Square Inertia
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
Try to set the fastest times possible in Square Inertia: a fast-paced, momentum-based precision platformer. Race against the clock to improve your own personal best times and beat the author times set for each level.
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E.Z
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Groovy.
E.Z is a simple hardcore platformer game the goal being get across to the other side of each of the 100 levels while each death throws you back to the previous levels.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
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.
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Will You Snail?
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
A unique platformer where an evil AI predicts your movement. Dodge AI-spawned traps, solve optional puzzles and uncover the dark secrets of the simulation. Now with a level editor and infinite community-made content!
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Aureole - Wings of Hope
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Groovy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Groovy.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!