Single-player games like Mr. Run and Jump
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Mr. Run and Jump, 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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Grapple Dog
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
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Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mr. Run and Jump.
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Planet Cube: Edge
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.
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MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mr. Run and Jump.
Discover the Marsupilamis as you have never seen them before in an adventure full of surprises!
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GravNewton
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.
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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
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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On Rusty Trails
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Hive Jump
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements.
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Kombinera
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mr. Run and Jump.
Control multiple colored balls simultaneously in this brain-bending puzzle platformer. It's up to you to combine every ball and complete each perilous level. Can you solve them all? Can you save King Kombine from the Kave of Kaos?
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qomp2
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
An artful reimagining of Pong. Control a Pong ball aching to break free of its life stuck between two paddles. Explore a dangerous, minimalist world, armed with simple two button controls.
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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Mr. Run and Jump — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Run and Jump.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.