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Single-player games like Tower of the Approval

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Tower of the Approval, 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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    Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Youkai have overrun Gensokyo! There's no resolving this incident, just try to survive! Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors is the latest take on the survivor genre, this time with the unique twist of a grid-based inventory system. Hoard as many items as possible if you want to survive!

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astral Ascent — Steam game cover

    Astral Ascent

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GALAK-Z — Steam game cover

    GALAK-Z

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doomsday Hunters — Steam game cover

    Doomsday Hunters

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Froggy's Battle — Steam game cover

    Froggy's Battle

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Froggy's Battle is an action roguelike game set in a loop. Help Froggy the steezy magician skater frog defeat all the baddies squatting her favorite riding spot. Choose your upgrades carefully, become more and more powerful and kickflip yourself through waves of enemies and ferocious bosses!

    2023ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Karate Survivor — Steam game cover

    Karate Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Become a martial arts master in this survivor-like roguelite inspired by action movies of the ‘80s. Use your fists, feet, and the environment to fight off relentless thugs. Master powerful combos, enhance your skills, and remember: everything around you is a weapon!

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams — Steam game cover

    Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

    2012ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Okhlos: Omega — Steam game cover

    Okhlos: Omega

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Squeeze into your toga and slide on your sandals to rally the angry mobs of Okhlos and bring down the oppressive god of mythological Greece!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ELMIA — Steam game cover

    ELMIA

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Nostalgic as well as new! Warp action game! A fairy "El" and a forest girl "Mia" living in a village Run through exhilarating warp to save villagers! A fantastic world view like a picture book and beautiful 3D graphics, Enjoy your imagination and enjoy with the beautiful sound that you listen carefully.

    2017ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty — Steam game cover

    SushiParty

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    A simple but actionable shooter! In recent years, "shrimp" and "tuna" were fighting. However, tuna adopted all sushi and enjoys the rule of the galaxy. The shrimp will defeat the tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy!

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO — Steam game cover

    URO

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tower of the Approval.

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flan — Steam game cover

    Flan

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    Operate two people at the same time! ? An action game that thinks of each other! When the girl woke up, a dark and cold place had spread. As the girl advances her feet, she meets the frozen black knight. Join the power of two people and get to the truth!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO2 — Steam game cover

    URO2

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tower of the Approval.

    There was a world where only URO lived. I brought music and color back to the world Again, one day, colors and sounds disappeared from the world. The UROs who noticed the incident To bring music and color back to the world I started running again with my own music.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty2 — Steam game cover

    SushiParty2

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    High speed sushi shooting! ! Again, “shrimp” and “tuna” were fighting. However, the tuna incorporated all the sushi and was in control of the galaxy. Shrimp defeat tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy in a high-speed battle!

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FoxVoltex — Steam game cover

    FoxVoltex

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Approval  — Steam game cover

    Approval

    Single-player alternative to Tower of the Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower of the Approval.

    A new sensation! Real-time roguelike! Approval tower "Aprival" that everyone dreams of breaking through The Monono monory is Using the tower of approval that suddenly appeared in the village Develop a village!

    2023ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →