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Single-player games like STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, 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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    HEART ABYSS — Steam game cover

    HEART ABYSS

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Heart Abyss is a brutal action-platformer inspired by Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries. Wake up your inner beast and take vengeance on those who put a collar around your neck. Find your sister and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of all jinkos.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadow Blade: Reload — Steam game cover

    Shadow Blade: Reload

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seafrog — Steam game cover

    Seafrog

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Hop aboard Seafrog’s rocket-powered wrench and slide, grind, and trick your way through a one-of-a-kind 2.5D action-puzzle-platformer!

    2025ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance — Steam game cover

    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bionic Commando: Rearmed — Steam game cover

    Bionic Commando: Rearmed

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.20 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete "2.5D" visual revamp.

    2009Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    KUNAI — Steam game cover

    KUNAI

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD — Steam game cover

    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.

    2014ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super House of Dead Ninjas — Steam game cover

    Super House of Dead Ninjas

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

    2013ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEEL STRIDER — Steam game cover

    STEEL STRIDER

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!

    2015ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadow Complex Remastered — Steam game cover

    Shadow Complex Remastered

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

    2016Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics — Steam game cover

    MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.

    2024Action49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SAMURAI — Steam game cover

    SAMURAI

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    This is a third person action game in which you play as a samurai and face powerful enemies where your skills and reflexes will be tested.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Strider — Steam game cover

    Nova Strider

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    An indie top-down sci-fi score-attack game about blowing up aliens in the upper atmosphere! Compete against your friends locally and see who can get the highest score on the leaderboard.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Hill Homecoming — Steam game cover

    Silent Hill Homecoming

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.

    2008Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Front Mission Evolved — Steam game cover

    Front Mission Evolved

    Single-player alternative to STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.

    Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!

    2010Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →