Single-player games like Sonic Mania
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Sonic Mania, 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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Slam and Roll
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
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Rayman Legends Retold
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
Embark on a bold reimagining of the beloved platformer, with new visuals and a retold story. Play solo or up to 4‑player couch co‑op, explore a mysterious new realm, jam through new musical stages, and more!
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
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.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
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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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
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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Yooka-Laylee
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
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!
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Sonic Adventure 2
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the world!
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Sonic CD
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It’s time to usher the past into the future in this enhanced recreation of Sonic CD! Sonic travels to the distant shores of Never Lake for the once-a-year appearance of Little Planet - a mysterious world where past, present, and future collide through the power of the Time Stones that lie hidden within it.
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NEO: The World Ends with You
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
"Only the possibility of you can change our fate" Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game."
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Persona 5 Royal
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
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Sonic Origins
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles, including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind-the-scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!
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Sonic Colors: Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Sonic Mania.
Join Sonic in the high-speed adventure of a lifetime across a colorful interstellar amusement park. Color the Universe in Sonic Colors: Ultimate!
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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
SONIC AND SEGA ALL-STARS RACE FOR VICTORY IN A HIGH SPEED HIGH SKILL RACETRACK SHOWDOWN! TAKE TO THE TRACK BY CAR, MONSTER TRUCK, BIKE AND EVEN AEROPLANE IN SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING. Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle...
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Zero-K
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.