Single-player games like Freedom Planet
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Freedom Planet, 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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Freedom Planet 2
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
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Sonic Mania
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
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Mighty No. 9
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
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Yooka-Laylee
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Sonic Generations Collection
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
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Rocket Knight
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Sparkster makes his triumphant arrival on next-gen platforms with Rocket Knight, the newest chapter in the classic side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles.
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Treasure Stack
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Catering to solo and multiplayer puzzle fans, Treasure Stack features a wide variety of modes, whether you're testing your skills in Challenge Mode, partying up with friends in 4-Player Local Versus, or taking on the rest of the world in Online Versus.
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Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
Single-player alternative to Freedom Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!