Single-player games like Splinter Zone
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Splinter Zone, 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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Elsie
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
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Quester
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Assume control of a courageous adventurer and blaze through monster infested mazes. Dance with death as you balance fighting with scavenging for loot and power in this classic-arcade inspired roguelike.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Halved
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Halved is a roguelike action RPG game with only 5 levels and 3 game modes, but innumerable possibilities for each run. Play as one of 5 characters and traverse the dangerous parts of the world with the help of the mysterious Father of all Machines against his rebel/tyrant son, S.A.N.E.D..
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GoNNER
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
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Feral Flowers
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Quick-fire permadeath platformer for hay fever haters
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Koboo: The Tree Spirit
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
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Fury Unleashed
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
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GB Rober
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
It’s the year 202X. Bosses and Landlords rule over a dying world. Something has to be done. Someone has to fight for the people!
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Virtue's Heaven
Single-player alternative to Splinter Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Splinter Zone.
The world ends tomorrow, your friends are imprisoned and those responsible for both have stolen the future. The time for deliberation is over. It is time to be reckless, irresponsible and beautiful.