Single-player games like Jumping Jack
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Jumping Jack, 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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October Panic
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
An arcade-style platformer with five levels and no saving/loading. A small trick-or-treat bag packed to the brim with both treats and tricks.
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Dadish
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
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Dadish 2
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.
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Antonball Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
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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Pepper Grinder
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
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Ninja Senki DX
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
Kinuhime was killed by a ninja demon. Now, Hayate has become obsessed with revenge! But can revenge bring her back?
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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Alchemist
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this classic retro platformer, take on the role of a skilled Alchemist to battle an evil warlock. Transform into a mighty golden eagle to traverse the winding chambers of the warlock's dread castle, or hurl lightning bolts at terrifying foes, to unite the four pieces of the Spell of Destruction.
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Schizoids
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this classic top-down space game from 1983, you can take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the galaxy: garbage disposal. Try to survive for as long as possible, while knocking the giant garbage pods into a black hole with your Space-Dozer.
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Ah Diddums
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this classic ZX Spectrum game from 1983, take on the role of the loyal Teddy, trying to leave the toybox to comfort a crying baby. But watch out! The other toys, scared that the baby being comforted will lead to mother turning out the lights, will try to stop you!
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Arcadia
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
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Stonkers
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
One of the world's first real-time strategy games, originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. Move your units across varied terrain to meet the enemy, managing strategic positioning and supply lines.
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Cosmic Cruiser
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
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Pedro (C64/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this cartoony arcade game, released in 1984 for home microcomputers, take on the role of the titular Pedro, a frustrated gardener trying desperately to protect his precious flower garden from invading animals.
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B.C. Bill (C64/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to Jumping Jack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.
In this cartooney club-em-up, released in 1984 for home microcomputers by Imagine, take on the role of the titular B.C. Bill, a true paragon of prehistoric sensibilities, solving all his many issues with his versatile wooden club.