Single-player games like Thumper
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Thumper, 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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Spin Rhythm XD
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!
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Rez Infinite
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
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Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Beat Saber
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thumper.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
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HYPER DEMON
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
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Just Shapes & Beats
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
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The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Tetris® Effect: Connected
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thumper.
Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!
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Synth Riders
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!
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Pistol Whip
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
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Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thumper.
Burnout Paradise Remastered provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online. This remaster includes all add-ons from the Year of Paradise, including the Big Surf Island update, meticulously recreated and ready to wreck in 4K.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
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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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Furi
Single-player alternative to Thumper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thumper.
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.