Single-player games like Slam and Roll
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Slam and Roll, 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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Sonic Mania
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slam and Roll.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
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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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
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Tumble
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Tumble is a 2D indie action-platformer set in a dangerous world where humanity is forced to live underground. Fight countless enemies and bosses, uncover a deep storyline and rescue those you value most... if you can make it all the way down.
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Pang Adventures
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Slam and Roll.
The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion!
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Retro Classix: Joe & Mac Returns
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slam and Roll.
Joe & Mac return in this frantic and zany single-screen arcade action platformer from Data East™. The local cave women have been kidnapped once again, so it’s up to these stone-age superstars to rescue them. Grab your club and get ready to dish out serious prehistoric pain!
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Donut Dodo
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?
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Snow Bros. Wonderland
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slam and Roll.
Winter is coming. Snow Bros. is back in this brand-new adventure by Tatsujin!
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Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
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Beekyr Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
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Vortex Attack EX
Single-player alternative to Slam and Roll — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slam and Roll.
Galaxy is in danger with hostile ships swarming from the opening vortex. Blast enemies with huge variety of upgradeable ships. Frantic arcade shooter featuring world leaderboards and fun multiplayer mode will keep you playing until all ships are unlocked; galaxies saved. WARNING:VERY_ADDICTIVE