Single-player games like Heavy Knight
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Heavy Knight, 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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Joe Adventure
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
Save Joe Mama and don’t explode any of your Joes by keeping them on the move. You can only control one at a time but they are all exploding at the same time. Throw them around to traverse deadly terrain in this rage-inducing speedrun-friendly platformer!
- 2
Rovi's Diary
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
Rovi's Diary – A 2D pixel-art adventure with anime storytelling. On planet Lumira, an ordinary girl Rovi is chosen by "Starlight." She grows from a passive observer into a protector, teaming up with Faye and Alice to uncover the mystery behind cosmic invaders.
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InOut
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
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Trapezoid
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heavy Knight.
Every transformation costs you. Swap shapes to smash, roll, and cling through a handmade miniature world where household items are ancient relics and the lighthearted façade starts to crack.
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Greetings from El Rey
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.
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Deathplane
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
Deathplane is a 2D puzzle-platformer game about moving the actual deathplane below the level up and down to kill enemies and find solutions and secrets.
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Nijoaju
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
Two characters. One goal. Think as one. In Nijoaju, control a powerful stone creature and an agile water creature, combining their unique abilities to solve challenging puzzles, overcome obstacles, and prove that only by working together can you move forward.
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Clonefall
Single-player alternative to Heavy Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heavy Knight.
A puzzle-platformer where every death matters. In Clonefall, your fallen clones remain in the world, becoming platforms, shields, and tools to solve challenges. Use failure as your greatest weapon and turn each attempt into progress.