Single-player games like Is This A Platformer?
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Is This A Platformer?, 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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Viola: The Heroine's Melody
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
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Grapple Dog
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Is This A Platformer?.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
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Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
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BLACKHOLE
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
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Horace
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
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Lumberjack: The Last Psalm
Single-player alternative to Is This A Platformer? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Is This A Platformer?.
Lumberjack is a first-person psychological horror game where you play as Officer Marvin, who is sent to investigate a disappearance in a quiet rural area.