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Single-player games like Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, 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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    The Power Latch Kid — Steam game cover

    The Power Latch Kid

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Play as the Power Latch Kid in this classic arcade style twin-stick shump! Enjoy the complex gameplay experience of physics melding with shooting anarchy! How long can you stand to dwell within the crushing madness of the Amalgotron?

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waves — Steam game cover

    Waves

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jump Up, Jerry! — Steam game cover

    Jump Up, Jerry!

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Jump Up, Jerry! is an arcade platformer where you have to jump your way through different types of cable cars and enemies in order to reach for your highest score.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Not So Heart — Steam game cover

    Not So Heart

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Not So Heart is a retro hardcore platformer. But it has a secret. Don't try to fix anything.

    2019Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Normal SHMUP — Steam game cover

    Normal SHMUP

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.

    2022Action1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NanoMachina — Steam game cover

    NanoMachina

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Challenging retro twin-stick shooter inspired by old ZX Spectrum games. Defeat all bosses and earn special power-ups before your lives run out.

    2021ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return Home — Steam game cover

    Return Home

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Return Home is an abstract horizontal shooter with dynamic levels and metaphorical explosions. The game is randomised and altered according to how well you play.

    2019Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lucid: Parables of the Ubermensch — Steam game cover

    Lucid: Parables of the Ubermensch

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    A 2D platformer themed around esoteric and philosophical dreams.

    2021ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempest 4000 — Steam game cover

    Tempest 4000

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.

    2018Casual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grid Gunner — Steam game cover

    Grid Gunner

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    A hardcore sci-fi rally racing game where winning comes second to survival and reaching the finish line in one piece is your goal.

    2018ActionIndieRacing1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Centipede Gun — Steam game cover

    Centipede Gun

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection — Steam game cover

    Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Celebrate Street Fighter’s historic legacy with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. In this collection of 12 Street Fighter games, four groundbreaking titles let you hop online and relive the arcade experience through the online Arcade Mode or play with friends.

    2018Action29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Steam game cover

    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.

    2024ActionRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection — Steam game cover

    Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Step into the arena and choose your fighter! Experience the legendary origins of Mortal Kombat with the iconic arcade classics that started it all—alongside a curated selection of most-loved home versions and rare, fan-favorite releases—a celebration of the franchise’s groundbreaking legacy.

    2025Action49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Disney Afternoon Collection — Steam game cover

    The Disney Afternoon Collection

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Starring a cast of beloved Disney characters, The Disney Afternoon Collection takes you back to a golden era of gaming and afternoons filled with adventure. All six classic games feature new and improved visuals and include filtering options that replicate a retro look and feel.

    2017Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection — Steam game cover

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection contains thirteen prior released classic games. This collection is a great place for gamers to experience these popular titles on Steam.

    2022Action15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind — Steam game cover

    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, the team faces off against a robotic reincarnation of the Power Rangers' long-time nemesis. Robo Rita has conjured a portal to send herself back in time so she can finally vanquish the Power Rangers by forming an alliance with her younger self.

    2024Action34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration — Steam game cover

    Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

    Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.

    2022ActionAdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION — Steam game cover

    Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION

    Single-player alternative to Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION is packed with classic Yu-Gi-Oh! games from the very early days of Dueling — bursting with retro RPGs and strategic card games with beloved anime characters!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →