Single-player games like Jetpack Kiwi
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Jetpack Kiwi, 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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Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
Use Aileron Rolling or Evading your enemies' attacks while having a realistic damage system. Use different planes with upgradable parts and numerous weapons you can mount to your planes to destroy your enemies. Fly solo or play with your friends and enjoy local coop. A modern re-invented classic.
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Space Dragons
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
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Viral Reload EX
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jetpack Kiwi.
Viral Reload EX is a shoot-em-up with a dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
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Raiden IV x MIKADO remix
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
Buckle up and blast off with Raiden IV x MIKADO remix! This classic arcade shoot ‘em up comes fully equipped with new music, battle modes, vertical screen play, and more!
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G WARRIOR
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jetpack Kiwi.
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jetpack Kiwi.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jetpack Kiwi.
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
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In Space
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
In Space is a 2D top-down Arena Shooter where you are on an alien planet, and you have to survive to a horde of alien creatures that want your blood
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Dotto Botto
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Jetpack Kiwi.
Dotto Botto: a classic Super Mario Bros. style platformer game.
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Towerland
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
A 2D top-down 4-directional shooter with RPG and roguelite elements.
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The Last Man
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
A topdown survival space horror where a single enemy hit can end your life
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Boing Bang Adventure
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
Boing Bang Adventure is a 2D arcade game in the style of the classic arcade game "Pang" Face almost 50 levels, in 8 different world in single player or in local co-op!
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Toilet Paper Please
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Jetpack Kiwi.
In Toilet Paper, please! you are a Toilet Paper Roll who wants to collect all the pieces of toilet paper in the world. Face more the 100 levels in this classic but challenging avoid and collect game.
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Purrrification
Single-player alternative to Jetpack Kiwi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Jetpack Kiwi.
An innocent-looking platformer. Jump, collect, progress. But something feels off. Levels shift, sounds distort, the screen... reacts. This is more than just a game. How far are you willing to go?