Single-player games like Academy: Become a Hero
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Academy: Become a Hero, 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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Wheel Balance
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Academy: Become a Hero.
Wheel Balance is a hard and fun physics-based game about balancing on two wheels. Master controls and beat all locations, compete with your friends. Try not to fall far away down!
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Overheat
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Academy: Become a Hero.
Overheat is a hard sidescrolling platformer in which a robot only needs to climb up one level to return to its home planet. How hard can that be?
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UFO Taxi
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Academy: Become a Hero.
Stranded on a futuristic Earth, you and your alien pals need cash to get home! Explore a vibrant 2.5D world, go on taxi missions or assist humans and UFOs alike in this casual platformer. Can you hustle your way to a stellar escape?
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Raccoon Roller
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Academy: Become a Hero.
Armed with your grapple cannon, race your way through the city's raccoon built obstacle courses and climb your way to top spot on the leaderboards.
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PlatAttack
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Academy: Become a Hero.
PlatAttack is a precision 3D platformer: clay worlds, tight jumps, medals, and a clock that never lies. Race your ghost, climb the boards, and build your own maps.
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TANGENT
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Academy: Become a Hero.
TANGENT is a physics-driven climbing game where you’re a small marble grappling and swinging through a vertical world. Build speed, recover from bad falls, unlock new movement abilities, and reach the top faster as you master the movement.
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DeTails
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Academy: Become a Hero.
DeTails is a narrative adventure starring Cami, a bass player and color slinging chameleon as she travels with her band The Hexes. Explore a vibrant world bursting with a colorful cast of characters. Master mini-games, fight the man, and learn what it means to grow up without losing your edge!
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Transporter
Single-player alternative to Academy: Become a Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Academy: Become a Hero.
Transporter is a platformer racing game. Your goal is to preserve your goods, maintain balance, and overcome obstacles with at least one item left at the finish line. Powered by Unreal Engine 5.