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Single-player games like Minesweep World

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Minesweep World, 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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    The Monsters' History Book — Steam game cover

    The Monsters' History Book

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    Beyond horrible, odd and black feelings, while there is a sincere relationship.However,The horrors more terrible than all these, become increasingly clear as the two linger around in the school. The nervous history of the bizarre deaths replays again as the history book be opened.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sanctum — Steam game cover

    Sanctum

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plague Inc: Evolved — Steam game cover

    Plague Inc: Evolved

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EmergeNYC

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Line Of Defense Tactics - Tactical Advantage — Steam game cover

    Line Of Defense Tactics - Tactical Advantage

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    A real-time strategy combat game based on the world of the Line Of Defense. Command a team of four Galactic Command marines in highly classified missions in space and on planets.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sixty Four — Steam game cover

    Sixty Four

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astro Colony — Steam game cover

    Astro Colony

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge — Steam game cover

    ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    A fun watermelon merge puzzle game! Combine various matching fruits to help Kyo gather watermelons in four different game modes!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Million Conquests — Steam game cover

    A Million Conquests

    Single-player alternative to Minesweep World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minesweep World.

    Experience the thrill of a shmup game like the arcade classics. With just the right amount of story, lots of action, and many, many bullets.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →