Single-player games like Jade Guardian
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Jade Guardian, 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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TitTok
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jade Guardian.
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
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The Little Tank Hunter
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Your mission is to destroy the tank master, can you do it? Shoot yourself through various levels and collect coins. Be careful, if you die you lose some of them. Find the hidden emeralds and use them to upgrade your tank.
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Out of the ground
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Strange things happen on a mysterious island, whence out of nowhere, evil spirits begin to crawl out of the ground and you, the greedy pirate "Redbeard", are sent to this island to figure out what's wrong.
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Freddy Farmer
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.
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Volar
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Help Volar outrun their past as you jump, smash, and power your way through levels in this one-button platformer that is *not* an autorunner. Explore 5 unique worlds, using collectable masks to ignite, freeze, electrocute, and more. Each level presents a new challenging twist to test your skills!
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Swift Elf
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Swift Elf is a 2D platformer with adventure elements. In it you have to play as a clever elf who found himself in mysterious lands. Help him find a way out, destroy monsters and go through location after location collecting bonuses on his way!
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AfroPenguin & The Forbidden Ramen
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
"AfroPenguin & The Forbidden Ramen" is a challenging argentinian 2D adventure game which pays homage to those Nintendo titles that made us smile as a kid (and why not, as adults).
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Wood Guy
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Craft your own adventure with Wood Guy, a charming 2D platformer with combat set in a stunning handcrafted 3D world. Master physics, solve intricate challenges, and customize your wooden puppet. Play solo, team up with friends, or clash in chaotic Versus mode!
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Search of the Source
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jade Guardian.
Search of the Source is an exciting role-playing game in which you take on the role of a young squire venturing into a dangerous and mysterious magical forest. You have to complete many different tasks, explore mysterious places and fight mystical enemies.
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Knight's Saga Evil Goblins
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jade Guardian.
Knight's Saga: Evil Goblins is an exciting fantasy game where the world has been invaded by evil goblins and you take on the role of a brave warrior on a dangerous journey to destroy them. Exciting adventures and battles await you in the name of saving the kingdom.
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Hero's black dungeon
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Hero's black dungeon is a 2D action roguelike. Take control of a young adventurer who travels to the Mediterranean lands in search of adventure and glory. On your way you will meet quite a few enemies and interesting characters. Arm yourself with magical blades and chop down enemies on your way!
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BLACK WEREWOLF
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jade Guardian.
BLACK WEREWOLF - Werewolves from neighboring lands invaded your lands and began to destroy all your property. The village elder had no choice but to send you to deal with the enemies and find out what was going on.
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Descent the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
Descent the Abyss - you take on the role of an experienced detective who goes in search of a lost traveler lost in a dangerous underground labyrinth. You must explore dark and twisted corridors, solve puzzles, fight monsters, and overcome traps to navigate through danger and find the missing person.
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UNKILLABLE ROBOTS
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jade Guardian.
UNKILLABLE ROBOTS is an exciting game set in the distant future, where robots have taken over the whole world and are divided into two camps. Some robots strive to restore order and peace, while others crave destruction and chaos.
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Dark the Dead
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jade Guardian.
Dark the Dead is an exciting game where you take on the role of a hidden wanderer who goes to meet an elder to receive a new task. The elder's magic coins were stolen, and your main goal is to return them.
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PACIFICATION LIGHT
Single-player alternative to Jade Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Jade Guardian.
PACIFICATION LIGHT is an exciting 2D platformer that takes us back to a time when spirits and ghosts inhabited our world. During this period, there lived a brave hero who decided to confront the darkness and cleanse the earth of sinister supernatural entities.