Single-player games like Mexican Ninja
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mexican Ninja, 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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Satarichi: Heroes De Caelum
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
Join the fight for Caelum in this cooperative action RPG for up to 4 players. Control legendary heroes in real-time combat as you explore an epic world based on Satarichi's original novel. Enjoy the adventure with friends locally or through Remote Play Together.
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Yomi no Kuni
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
Yomi no Kuni is an Action Roguelike game where you play as a samurai seeking redemption in a twisted version of the Shinto underworld. Unlock new skills and modify the Death Mark to defeat your enemies.
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Skroyder Rumble
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
Survive the waves. Beat the bosses. Bring home the loot. Skroyder Rumble is a fast-paced 2.5D action brawler with fluid (but challenging) combat, cinematic 3D animation, and a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world.
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Bottom-Up Beatdown: Hostile Takeover
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mexican Ninja.
Bottom-Up Beatdown: Hostile Takeover is an intense 2D beat em' up set in a world dominated by corporations led by monsters! The only way out is up! Begin your freelance kaiju career in campaign mode, or play with friends in the traditional, challenging arcade mode!
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Slashboy
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
It's time to protect the world from... Mushrooms. Play as a samurai against a crowd of mushrooms, ordinary and not so. Cut, use magic, but destroy as many mushrooms as you can. Compete with others and prove who is the real mushroom destroyer!
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Arisen Force: Vonimir
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
Gather allies, fight the shadows, and uncover the secrets of Vonimir. In a land of pixel beauty and epic battles, your legend begins.
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Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mexican Ninja.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
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Wheelie Bin Bash
Single-player alternative to Mexican Ninja — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mexican Ninja.
A side-scrolling beat 'em up steeped in British grit and dark comedy. Three fighters. Seven stages. Countless wheelie bins. Familiar energy blasts. One mission: take the trash out. Take down a corrupt police force and whatever has commandeered them for their own ends.