Single-player games like Planet Diver
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Planet Diver, 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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Shatter
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
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Pepper Grinder
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Freedom Planet
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
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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Strike Suit Infinity
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Ocean's Heart
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
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Pix the Cat
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!
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Knightmare Tower
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Planet Diver.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Demon Turf: Queens Edition
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Diver.
The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!
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Demon Turf: Neon Splash
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Diver.
Maintain a constant momentum of precision platforming through surreal worlds, filled with bright neon colors, and enjoy the intoxicating combination of 2D & 3D art! Explore and hunt collectables or knuckle-down and master satisfying mechanics to compete for the best times across the world!
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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Slime-san: Blackbird's Kraken
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
The notorious Blackbird's kracked, I mean, cracked! He believes Slime-san stole his treasure and unleashed his giant Kraken upon him! Sound familiar? It is now up to Slime-san to escape the giant squid's jaws back out to freedom!
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Slime-san: Sheeple’s Sequel
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Sheeple's finally lost it! He is convinced that everything's just part of a giant videogame and that he was coded to simply be a side-character. Which is why he decided to recode himself to become the villain instead... Can you defeat his nefarious levels and come out of it unscathed?
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Slime-san: Creator
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
Create Slime-san based platforming levels with incredible precision and ease. Unleash your creativity using over 100 mechanics and enemies and share your creations with the world! Perhaps we'll see your levels in the popular list soon?
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Demon Turf: Trials
Single-player alternative to Planet Diver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planet Diver.
The 3D Platformer with attitude is out now, but you can play the Trials edition to get a feel for it! Check out the demo and compete in new challenge levels each week! Jump, spin and punch your way across these trials to become #1 in the leaderboards!