Single-player games like Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, 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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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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!
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Mighty Switch Force! Academy
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
As Academy Cadet Patricia Wagon, grab your pellet gun and take on brain-twisting puzzles so massive they span the entire screen! 20 all new puzzles and some twisted classics stages, all with a hectic cooperative couch-play option for up to 4 players to keep you and your fellow trainees in stitches!
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Freedom Planet
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
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Sayonara Umihara Kawase
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
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Planet of Lana
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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!
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Dustforce DX
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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.
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DuckTales: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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.
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River City Girls
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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!
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — 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!
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River City Girls 2
Single-player alternative to Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition.
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!