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Single-player games like HardAF

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to HardAF, 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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    Aeon Drive — Steam game cover

    Aeon Drive

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PLATVERSE: ABYA's Adventure — Steam game cover

    PLATVERSE: ABYA's Adventure

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Shoot to move in a hardcore precision platformer. As ABYA, a robot from ruins, use your floating cannon to trigger mechanisms, flip platforms, and launch through a post-human world guided by AI Deus. Every shot counts; one mistake resets. Uncover the truth.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super One More Jump  — Steam game cover

    Super One More Jump

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Super One More Jump is an intense arcade platformer with simple to learn mechanics and hard to master levels. Test your muscle memory, concentration and sanity as you progress though ever-changing levels and gravity! Packed with content throughout various single player and multiplayer modes.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NETRUN — Steam game cover

    NETRUN

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    With dual grappling hooks in hand, swing, thrust, and dash your way to victory in this fast, momentum-based precision platformer packed with traps, enemies, and physics-based challenges.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gold for Retirement — Steam game cover

    Gold for Retirement

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Gold for Retirement - is a hardcore platformer that will challenge you and push your skills to the limit!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure1.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Thor — Steam game cover

    Tiny Thor

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Levelhead — Steam game cover

    Levelhead

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Electronic Super Joy — Steam game cover

    Electronic Super Joy

    Single-player alternative to HardAF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HardAF.

    Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

    2013ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →