Single-player games like Circuit Thunder®
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Circuit Thunder®, 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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✌ Johnny Rocket
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Circuit Thunder®.
A comic adventure introducing Johnny Rocket in an action platformer game stylized as a free-hand black and white cartoon.
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Knight Story
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Circuit Thunder®.
Black and white 2D platformer about a knight's journey.
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Porter in the Castle
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Circuit Thunder®.
Feel like a porter in a medieval castle.The player needs to think about the correct order of delivery of objects, because they will interfere, then delivery of other objects, everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance. This is a puzzle game.
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捜査官の試練INVESTIGATOR TRIALS
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Circuit Thunder®.
In the game, you will play the role of an intern examiner and participate in a trial to become an official examiner. Strive to defeat one mechanical guard after another and powerful enemies through trial and error, in order to unleash one's true strength and transform into various combat postures.
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Binky's Trash Service
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Circuit Thunder®.
Storm evil lairs... and take out the trash! Play as BINKY in a perilous, precision platformer where you run a garbage collection service for EVIL LAIRS! Optimize your speedrun strats and empty all the trash in 15 unique and colorful mini-Metroidvania maps!
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ROLLING STAR
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Circuit Thunder®.
Bursting with hilarious dialogue and comical encounters! The second installment of the super-exhilarating Metroidvania series is here!!
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Circuit Thunder®.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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XEARZ
Single-player alternative to Circuit Thunder® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Circuit Thunder®.
A 2D side-scrolling action game with an emphasis on pre-rendered graphics. Its atmosphere is similar to that of the Castlevania and Contra of the 90s. It features a multi-plane system that allows players to move in depth. A story of bonding and conflict between AI and humans.