Single-player games like Sonic Mania
Below are 15 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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Sonic Generations Collection
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
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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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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 Forces
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
The fate of Sonic the Hedgehog’s world is in your hands – Join the Uprising.
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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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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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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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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 DX
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The sequel fans have waited 16 years for is finally here - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I! Featuring enhanced gameplay elements, including the classic Sonic Spin Dash, and the versatile Homing Attack, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I picks up right where Sonic and Knuckles™ left off. Dr.
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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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Sonic Frontiers
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonic Mania.
Experience Sonic like never before!
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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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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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Zero-G
Single-player alternative to Sonic Mania — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sonic Mania.
Zero-G is a futuristic sports game in zero gravity inspired by Speed Ball and Enders Game. Set out on a 1-3 player cooperative campaign to become the champions of the solar system, or engage in 2-6 player competitive matches.