Single-player games like Gimmick! 2
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Gimmick! 2, 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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Chloe the Cat
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.
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Explosive Candy World
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Forget about running and jumping. In Explosive Candy World you have to EXPLODE your way to the end of the level!
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A Strange Hotel
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Gimmick! 2.
Find clever solutions to the physics based puzzles of A Strange Hotel. In this short but sweet puzzle platformer you have to find solutions to simple and complex puzzles while using your vacuum to grab physics objects.
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Goat's Tale Adventure
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Step into the shoes of the new heroine and pursue the treasures in this exceptionally demanding adventure. Explore lands where only the most resilient players will reach the summit.
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Raccoon Roller
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Armed with your grapple cannon, race your way through the city's raccoon built obstacle courses and climb your way to top spot on the leaderboards.
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Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight is an action precision platformer. Dash through challenging obstacles. Take powers of the enemies. Discover hidden secrets. Find the lost Hearts and guide them safely home. Defeat the Wolf King and his minions. Collect fireflies for character customizations along the way.
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Square of Joy
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Climb up, reach the top, using nothing but your skill and will. Compete with steam friends and players from all over the world. Discover secrets along the way.
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cloud uprising
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
bounce, battle, break free! in this brutal precision platformer, join brennan, the god of rain, as he bounces through 8 worlds to topple his boss, mr glacier, giving control of the weather to humanity!
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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ElecHead
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
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Gimmick! Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Wunderling DX
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gimmick! 2.
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
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Zero Wing
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
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Truxton
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
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Twin Cobra
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
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Out Zone
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
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Tiger Heli
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
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Slap Fight
Single-player alternative to Gimmick! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gimmick! 2.
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!