Single-player games like Hell Runner
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Hell Runner, 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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Gridpaper
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
If you're shooting more than once, you're doing it wrong. At the junction of the physical and informatic realms, Gridpaper is a high-precision FPS headshot speedrunning game where missed shots are punished. Destroy brains, harvest their Informatica for speed, and climb the global leaderboard.
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Dream Swing
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?
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Hyper Flux
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Hell Runner.
Hyper Flux is a single-player speedrunning 3D platformer that demands you to speed through shattered planets using your zero-gravity suit and force-manipulating orbs. Fly through the skies of insane levels to reach the end portal as fast as possible.
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Grapple League
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Utilize skill to swing yourself through multiple jaw-dropping levels in this time-trial, swinging, physics based platformer. From oceans to canyons to mountains and beyond take your swinging prowess across the world in obstacle filled levels. Swing into the finish. Set new records.
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Celerity
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Celerity is a fast-paced FPS parkour game. Use Wall Running, Grappling Hooks, Hookshots and many more, chain your moves and never lose momentum.
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Off The Tracks
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Combine a heap of chaos, some physics-based fun, a dash of fluid movement and some poorly driven trains, and what do you get? Off The Tracks - a chaotic physics-based first person platformer.
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CatboyZOOM
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Zoom through the many handcrafted worlds in this FPS Platforming Speedrunner! Master your control over the Source-inspired movement system and leave your best times for others to challenge!
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Frog & Roll
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Runner.
Surf, Bhop, Climb, and blast your way to victory in Frog & Roll. A truly hardcore 3D platformer focused on speed and fast reactions. Chase the records of your friends and the world's best players.
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Midnight Escape
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hell Runner.
A weekend getaway turns into a desperate fight for survival. In Midnight Escape, team up with 3 friends to explore a terrifying villa while hunted by a relentless creature. You must find clues, solve intricate puzzles, and find one of the multiple escape routes before the night claims you all.
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Dreamscape: Tang Nocturne
Single-player alternative to Hell Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This ancient Chinese RPG detective game casts you as a scholar traveling to the imperial exam. Along the way, you'll solve puzzling cases by examining crime scenes, spotting clues, analyzing conflicting testimonies, and using logic and interrogation to uncover the truth.