Single-player games like Trash Bandits
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Trash Bandits, 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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Unwell Known
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
An 8 bits retro precision platformer. An adventure about the dark reality of borders. A cast of surreal characters. Use your Hook to hang, jump higher and... hit? All you need is to find the light. Everyone deserves a second chance.
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SkyDungeon Shinobigaeshi Peak
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
A tough 30–60 second ninja precision platformer built for fast retries, speedruns, and brutal custom levels. Master jumps, dashes, wall moves, and frog assists across 150+ bite-sized courses, then create and share your own trials through Steam Workshop.
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The True Slime King
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
An evil presence has emerged in the kingdom… but is it you or is it them? Play as a fallen king and somewhat immortal slime to conquer an onslaught of obstacles and puzzles in a quest to reclaim your fallen kingdoms. Smooth and simple controls for the ultimate experience in 2D precision platforming!
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GravKitten
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
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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Cartridge the Tiger
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
Cartridge the Tiger is a Super Nintendo inspired platformer with a powerful in-game level editor. Built on a custom engine with retro physics, dynamic color-accurate lighting, and extensive mod support. A journey awaits, can you make it?
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Playing God
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
God is missing. Hell is full. Someone has taken over, and now souls must earn their place to stay in hell. Speedrun your way across the nine circles of hell through 90 levels in this ultra fast-paced precision platformer, rebelling against the mysterious entity playing god.
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Ooga
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
Help Ooga to retrieve his stolen food stockpile in this fast-paced, spear-based parkour platformer. Play the first world and a half in the free demo, secrets included!
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Alkali
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
Explore the world as an Alkali metal in this innovative precision platformer! Explosively react with water and other elements to traverse obstacles, while picking up chunks of metal before you deplete your alkali metal body.
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Blade Crusade
Single-player alternative to Trash Bandits — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Bandits.
Put your platforming and fighting skills to the test in Blade Crusade, where each of the 200+ levels may take you seconds or hours to beat! Use your growing arsenal of moves to slice through enemies and dash through levels at breakneck speed.