Single-player games like The Hamster's Journey
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Hamster's Journey, 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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Princess Ruby
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Hamster's Journey.
Princess Ruby is a 2D Platformer aimed at young children. Play as a princess and run, jump and sometimes ride a unicorn through each level. Dress up how you want, change your hairstyle and the colors of your costume.
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RunBean Galactic
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Run, jump and roll on your way to the new high score! Sounds easy, right? Not when you try to keep up with the hazards and bonuses that are constantly appearing all around the planet!
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Drop Dimensions
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Drop is an endless runner with short enough sessions for quick casual plays and enough features and unlockables to fill more hardcore sessions. Smash your way through walls and dodge traps to survive! RPG-Lite features (leveling), quests, collectibles, achievements, leaderboards and more!
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Tibor: Tale of a Kind Vampire
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
This warm and cute jump n' run platformer game will provide hours and hours of fun to both grownups and kids. A classic platformer game with huge levels, secrets to discover and treasures to collects.
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Bad Run - Turbo Edition
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Bad Run is a spin-off of Bad Pad, featuring a casual action packed, runner metroidvania platformer.
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Angvik 2
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Angvik 2 is an action roguelike platformer with a unique style. Explore a variety of character builds as you navigate randomized levels, offering new challenges and surprises with each adventure.
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Dwarf Journey
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.
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Phantom Abyss
Single-player alternative to The Hamster's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Hamster's Journey.
Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.