Single-player games like Jet Gunner
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Jet Gunner, 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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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Volgarr the Viking
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
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Battle Princess Madelyn
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
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Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
The original epic introduction to the eternal KUNG FURY beat ‘em up saga. New stages, and the Hackademy. Both THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK and the A DAY AT THE BEACH campaign.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
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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BUTCHER
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
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METAL SLUG
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jet Gunner.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
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Shatterland
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Shatterland is a co-op zombie/Alien survival game with base-building and exploration. Loot resources, craft weapons, build with friends, and fight through a devastated world filled with the undead, hostile survivors, and military secrets.
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Contrast
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jet Gunner.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jet Gunner.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Jet Gunner.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
- 14
Alien Splatter Redux
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!
- 15
Crypt Stalker
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Whip your way through nostalgia fuelled kinky demon slaying. From hidden desert temples to floating ruins, this will take you back to the golden days of gaming, where there was only 4 buttons on a controller and VHS ruled the world.
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I Want To Be Human
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
A vampire girl, a hat boy and an adventure packed with tonnes of exploding body parts – go on a bloodthirsty rampage of death and destruction in a quest to become human again!
- 17
Fist Slash: Of Ultimate Fury
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Part man, part blade, all badass – help Fist Slash defeat the evil Dr. X and recover the mystical mirror shards before they're used to wreak ultimate destruction on the world!
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Jet Gunner: Refueled
Single-player alternative to Jet Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Jet Gunner.
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.