Single-player games like Dr. Atominus
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dr. Atominus, 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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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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BIOMORPH
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Magical Delicacy
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Rusted Moss
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
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Primal Planet
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
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Unknown Castle
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
Unknown Castle is a puzzle adventure, where you explore your old family castle, controlling 2 characters helping each other.
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New Supper Banana!
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
Adventure! Drama! New Supper Banana! is a funny adventure platformer drawn entirely in a notebook!
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Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
Fight monsters with your cool tactics in this cozy turn-based strategy game. Use your Teleport Sword to change the course of battle!