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Single-player games like Mighty Switch Force! Academy

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Mighty Switch Force! Academy, 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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    Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — Steam game cover

    Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Awesomenauts — Steam game cover

    Awesomenauts

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blazing Chrome — Steam game cover

    Blazing Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    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!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    20XX — Steam game cover

    20XX

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleed 2 — Steam game cover

    Bleed 2

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abyss Odyssey — Steam game cover

    Abyss Odyssey

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    30XX — Steam game cover

    30XX

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! — Steam game cover

    Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Team up with Officer Patricia Wagon to save Tangent City from a fiery blaze! As a member of Planet Land’s Fire Brigade, your job is to douse the fire in each building — and to evacuate any Hooligan Sisters who may be trapped inside.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mighty Switch Force! Collection — Steam game cover

    Mighty Switch Force! Collection

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Switch up the fun with four games in one! As cybernetic peacekeeper Officer Patricia Wagon, you'll use your platforming skills, puzzle-solving abilities, and level-altering Siren Helmet to catch criminals, extinguish infernos, and smash enemies. Four-player co-op and versus modes included!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DuckTales: Remastered — Steam game cover

    DuckTales: Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    River City Girls — Steam game cover

    River City Girls

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

    2019Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Steam game cover

    Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Double Dragon: Neon — Steam game cover

    Double Dragon: Neon

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — Steam game cover

    Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae and the Seven Sirens — Steam game cover

    Shantae and the Seven Sirens

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

    2020Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    River City Girls 2 — Steam game cover

    River City Girls 2

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!

    2022ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →