Single-player games like Sideway™ New York
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Sideway™ New York, 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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Abyss Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
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Cobalt
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
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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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
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!
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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
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City Climber
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.
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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Madballs in Babo:Invasion
Single-player alternative to Sideway™ New York — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.
Now with cross-platform multiplayer! PC vs. Mac at last.