Single-player games like Ectorider
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ectorider, 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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Denshattack!
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
Flip, trick and grind your train in a fast-paced, off-the-rails ride through a colourful Japanese dystopia. Outmatch rival gangs, wreck a shady megacorp, and take back the tracks with nothing but skill, speed, and style.
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Showrunners
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
A single player, fast paced, speed running platformer focused on building up and maintaining high speeds, performing tricks and mastering the use of movement to achieve the fastest time and greatest score. Find and unlock new movement options to help you escape the gameshow you are trapped in.
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L8R SK8R
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ectorider.
L8R SK8R is a 3D platformer inspired by the classics of the fifth generation but with a unique twist that will make you feel like a speedrunner.
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Helskate
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
Helskate is a skateboarding action roguelite. Grind, perform tricks, and chain combos to power up your attacks to slay the monsters of Vertheim. Combine unique weapons and gear to suit your playstyle as you fight, die, and upgrade your abilities to come back to this labyrinth over and over again!
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Defunct
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ectorider.
Defunct is an indie adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world. You are a broken robot that accidentally falls out of a giant cargo ship onto a post-human Earth, now inhabited by robots. You have to get back to your ship before it’s too late!
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Star Overdrive
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!
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Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
Become Samurai Jack, the greatest warrior across time. Journey through time to finally stop Aku’s evil reign in this new adventure told by the creators of Samurai Jack.
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Youropa
Single-player alternative to Ectorider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ectorider.
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.