Single-player games like Prison Run and Gun
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Prison Run and Gun, 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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Shootout on Cash Island
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
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Terrian Saga: KR-17
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
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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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Blocks That Matter
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Ministry of Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.
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Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
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Heavy Bullets
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
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Mission Ammunition
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.
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Volt
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs.
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Hot Guns: International Missions
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
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2 Volt
Single-player alternative to Prison Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Use electric beams to interact with the environment and discover its secrets.