Single-player games like The Melty Way
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Melty Way, 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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Bit Maze
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Melty Way.
Guide Bitty through the mazes in this twisting plattformer.
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Basureroes: Invasion
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
“Basureroes: Invasion” is a 2D platform game with retro aesthetics in which a group of heroes with different abilities must save the world from an alien invasion. Run, jump and fight your way through twenty levels full of danger and epic boss fights.
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Froggie
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Primal Light
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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RITE
Single-player alternative to The Melty Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Melty Way.
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.