Single-player games like Flat Heroes
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Flat Heroes, 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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INVERSUS Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flat Heroes.
INVERSUS is is a competitive and cooperative arcade shooter for 1 to 4 players online or on the couch. Fight for territory in a dynamic negative-space map where open paths for your team are the walls of your opponent's team. Strategize and trap the enemy to win!
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Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flat Heroes.
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
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Heave Ho
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Flat Heroes.
Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!
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Boomerang Fu
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Spelunky 2
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
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Levelhead
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Flat Heroes.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Thomas Was Alone
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Flat Heroes.
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
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TowerFall Ascension
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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GYLT
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flat Heroes.
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
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Beat the Beats VR
Single-player alternative to Flat Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Flat Heroes.
Beat the Beats is an electric mix of rhythm and boxing game! Use actual boxing-style punches to pound your way through musical arcade levels in hypnotic VR. Get pumped, get moving and beat the beats!