Single-player games like Hocus Pocus
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Hocus Pocus, 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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Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
What's green with red spots, has suction hands, and has an overbite like Bart Simpson? Of course, the answer is Cosmo! Cosmo is a young alien on his way to visit Disney World with his parents. That is, until their ship is struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on an uncharted planet.
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Johnny Explorer
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
As Johny, you go deeper and deeper into the cave in search of treasures, watch out for the many traps and enemies waiting for your life
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Realms of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Realms of Chaos is an exciting side-scrolling platform game with an innovative mix of action, adventure, mysticism, and role-playing that's never been seen in this style of game. Set in the fantastic world of Mysteria, Realms of Chaos is the first of many adventures of Endrick and Elandra, a brother and sister duo who find themselves on...
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Knight's Try
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred trial by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps!
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Freedom Planet 2
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
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Monster Bash
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hocus Pocus.
Johnny Dash's bash 'em and smash 'em adventure takes him into the evil Under World of Count Chuck. The story starts when Johnny's dog Tex is kidnapped by the Count, along with hundreds of other pet dogs and cats.
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Mystic Towers
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
As Baron Baldric, you’re charged with keeping the peace for the common folk of the land. But when the grand Lazarine Towers are overcome by dark forces, you must wield your magical staff and set out to make things right. A love and affable character, Baldric will win your heart with his mannerisms and charm.
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Crystal Caves
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hocus Pocus.
Enter an underground world of treasures and traps in Crystal Caves, a colorful EGA game that rivals any commercial game with its arcade quality, puzzles and graphics. As Mylo Steamwitz, enter cave after cave of adventure, gathering teasures and evading countless hazards.
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Commander Keen
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hocus Pocus.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
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Secret Agent
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hocus Pocus.
You are agent 006 - top agent of the government's secret organization committed to protecting the world against terrorists and power-mad criminals. Your mission: to parachute into a high -security island outpost and secure the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon, which was recently stolen from the government.
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Secret Agent
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
The family of our protagonist -- Mikage Jin -- are descendants of a line of ninjas responsible for national security since the Edo era. Jin was born and raised to follow in the footsteps of his secret agent mother as a ninja in training. He's been ordered to infiltrate Touka Academy undercover...