Single-player games like Tools Up!
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Tools Up!, 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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Moving Out
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Unrailed!
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!
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Embr
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Fight fires for fun and profit in this unpredictable and frantic multiplayer game. Team up with friends, take on daily challenges and climb to the top of the corporate firefighting ladder. More than one way to become a hero!
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
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Out of Space
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tools Up!.
Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!
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KeyWe
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tools Up!.
KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!
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Untitled Goose Game
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.
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Think of the Children
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tools Up!.
Little Bobby’s dead, the BBQ is on fire, Jen’s eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It’s just another wonderful day out with the kids in Think of the Children, a frantic co-operative parenting simulator.
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Scythe: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
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Death Roads: Tournament
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tools Up!.
Combine deadly racing, deckbuilding, and roguelite style to get car battles unlike anything before! Choose a driver, car, weapons, and sponsors to overcome tactical encounters. Adapt to an ever-changing race to come out on top and earn entry into the last safe haven on the Divided States of America.
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W.A.N.D. Project
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tools Up!.
Fast-paced, roguelike bullet hell with deep, unique spellcrafting. Create and use overpowered, game-shattering spells by combining a multitude of magical elements. Defend Tokyo from a monstrous invasion using magic, reflexes, and game-changing combos.
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Card Hunter
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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Death Roads: Tournament Prologue
Single-player alternative to Tools Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tools Up!.
Experience unprecedented car battles by merging the thrill of deadly racing, the strategic depth of deckbuilding, and the unpredictable nature of roguelite gameplay. Select a skilled driver, a powerful vehicle, an arsenal of weapons, and supportive sponsors to conquer tactical challenges.