Single-player games like SHOVELBOY
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to SHOVELBOY, 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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ESCAPEAWAY!
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Put your quick reflexes to the test with ESCAPEAWAY! an endless runner and platformer with a retro aesthetic.
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Froggy Fruits
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An endless vertical platformer where getting hit never kills you — it knocks you down through the floors you climbed. Chase it all back up alone, or shove a friend off a ledge in local co-op.
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GravKitten
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Control gravity to overcome obstacles and traps Larger stages, collectibles, skins, leaderboards and more. Buy now and start your rage quits!
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Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight is an action precision platformer. Dash through challenging obstacles. Take powers of the enemies. Discover hidden secrets. Find the lost Hearts and guide them safely home. Defeat the Wolf King and his minions. Collect fireflies for character customizations along the way.
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Bomb King
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Charge bombs. Blow stuff up. Rescue your kid from the orphanage you may or may not have destroyed on accident. A short, mean little platformer about family, fuse timers, and extremely poor decisions.
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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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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Megabat
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
A Megabat's fruit has been stolen! Help the bat reclaim it's stolen fruit while avoiding traps and enemies in this new precision batformer! Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?
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Furni-Jumpin'
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Watch out for those furniture! Furni-Jumpin' is a 2D platformer arcade game where you take control of a weird little creature dodging enemies and collecting items while jumping on furniture.
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Fisherman Classic
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Welcome to Fishy Archipelago! Go fishing, catalog your most rare fishes and sea creatures, buy and find skins, hats, boats and properties. Build your fishy empire. The retro world is yours!
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Jurassic Fantasy
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Follow a young wizard in his path to find the Magical Stones and himself in this Jurassic Fantasy!
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METROPOCRE
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.
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A Fishy RPG
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
A Fishy RPG is a retro-style game about surviving, exploring and finding legendary fishes in a strange and procedurally generated universe. Find the truth about fish, the surface fishermen and also Satan in this unique role-playing game.
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Moshcave
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Buff Murphy and obliterate hundreds of enemies as you crawl deep into the cave of Dr. Mosh! Moshcave is a retro-style action roguelite game with many different possible builds and strange enemies that gets progressively stronger.
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Chico's Family-Friendly Circus
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Welcome to your new job, champ! Take the 2:00-4:00 A.M. shift at Chico's Family-Friendly Circus and hope for the best! A short horror Point & Clicker with multiple endings and dancing clowns.
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Skiing Frenzy
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
It's skiing day! Skiing Frenzy is a 2D top-down, retro-style ski game where you can play Slalom and Free Ski modes, each one giving you different challenges and lots of fun.
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Jump Up, Jerry!
Single-player alternative to SHOVELBOY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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.