Single-player games like Willful
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Willful, 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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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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Unruly Heroes
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.
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Frogun
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
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 Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
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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Cobalt
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Yooka-Laylee
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
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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Automaton Lung
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
Make use of your special abilities to skate, shoot, and fly through over 40 unique locations. In a strange land with almost no information you must be resourceful and clever. Question everything you see and trust nothing you hear.
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Harold's Walk
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
Harold's Walk on Steam is a remaster of the original Harold's Walk game that debuted on the Nintendo 3ds in 2020. Odd and unusual spaces comprise most of your journey as you venture through this surreal collectathon.
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Automaton Heart
Single-player alternative to Willful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Willful.
Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.