Single-player games like Rusty Heights
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rusty Heights, 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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Humanize Robotics
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
Physics platformer where a robot controls its own body using its brain. You command the robot. Set the destination, and its neural network battles physics. Struggle through brutal levels, evolve, and master the chaos of movement. Lose a leg? Keep crawling! The Company is watching...
- 2
STRAYLIGHT
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
Swing, Soar, Die, Repeat! STRAYLIGHT uses a revolutionary movement mechanic to fling you through beautiful and deadly cosmic playgrounds. Designed from the ground up for comfortable VR movement, STRAYLIGHT is a new kind of platforming experience!
- 3
Ballfrog
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rusty Heights.
BallFrog is a challenging ball rolling platformer with experimental controls! Use your Tongue to grapple and swing.
- 4
89
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
89 is a simple platforming game that features a small twist, there is only one checkpoint in the whole game, located halfway through the game. It features straightfoward level design, 1-bit pixel art graphics and controls that are simple and intuitive.
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Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rusty Heights.
Set at the heart of a cataclysmic event in Edo Japan, Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun is an ultrafast Roguelite inspired by Japanese folklore. Unleash the power, speed and soul of the Ninja, using acrobatic jumping to move and attack.
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Only Way is Down
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
Embark on a purrfectly perilous rage filled adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate catnap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, master your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this gravity defying escapade!
- 7
Dead Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
- 8
This Is No Cave
Single-player alternative to Rusty Heights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Heights.
A one-click parkour game in space. Zoom through intricate levels using your suit's thrusters and grapple hook, all while evading colossal alien worms and racing against the clock.