Single-player games like Hocus Pocus
Below are 10 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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Crystal Caves HD
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hocus Pocus.
Return to the underground classic world of treasures and traps in the HD remake of Crystal Caves! Guide Mylo through puzzles and arcade challenges of your favorite episodes, then explore the whole new Episode loaded with all new puzzles, enemies, challenges, hazards and help Mylo get back home!
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Valkyrie Saga
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
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Wizorb
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
The once peaceful Kingdom of Gorudo is threatened by an evil presence. The only hope for salvation is Cyrus!
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Angeline Era
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Jump into adventure in Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut, a love letter to platformers! Play in single-player or couch co-op, and enjoy 8 colorful worlds, classic platforming challenges, and music by legendary composer David Wise.
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Alwa's Awakening
Single-player alternative to Hocus Pocus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hocus Pocus.
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
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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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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.