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Single-player games like ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!, 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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    Card Hog — Steam game cover

    Card Hog

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Card Hog is a pig-based dungeon crawler with roguelike and deck building elements. Take the role of an adventurous hog and interact with more than 100 cards of dangerous enemies, powerful weapons and exciting spells!

    2023StrategyIndieRPG1.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grip on Reality — Steam game cover

    Grip on Reality

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Follow adventures of a crazy wizard casting spells. The spells tend to be quite chaotic and unpredictable. The wizard finds himself embarking on a long quest across the world to uncover the mysterious cult worshipping a crystal, the same crystal powering the wizards staff.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rampage Knights — Steam game cover

    Rampage Knights

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Streets of Rogue — Steam game cover

    Streets of Rogue

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    For The King — Steam game cover

    For The King

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控 — Steam game cover

    Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Metaverse Keeper is a dungeon crawler with roguelike elements where four heroes join forces to save the “Metaverse" – created when a cosmic event tangled space-time. Explore randomly-generated worlds, customize your weapons, and fight crazy monsters – in solo or co-op mode!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yooka-Laylee — Steam game cover

    Yooka-Laylee

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove — Steam game cover

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sonic Mania — Steam game cover

    Sonic Mania

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kimono Cats — Steam game cover

    Kimono Cats

    Single-player alternative to ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!.

    Pop bubbles, collect coins, and build a dream cat village in Kimono Cats – an uplifting festival adventure set in old Japan!

    2025IndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →