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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Echoes of Nox
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Explore the Echoes of Nox amongst the war between 3 factions of robots. Uncover new tools and take territory as the dynamically changing rooms switch hands between the different AIs and yourself. Reveal the secrets of the past and discover why you alone were left in this station.
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Rotten Bloom
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Step into a world where nature has reclaimed what was always hers. Explore a disturbing dystopia as the first successful human-plant symbiosis. Extract abilities from corpses, reshape your essence, and decide the fate of both species.
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Gravy the gravedigger
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dr. Atominus.
Gravy the gravedigger is a great journey of Gravy the frog through an unknown and mysterious cemetery. However, what brings our hero to such a strange place? Even the little cemetery caretaker doesn't know the reason, and it's up to us to help him in exploring this place.
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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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Aestik
Single-player alternative to Dr. Atominus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dr. Atominus.
Make impactful decisions in moral dilemma situations, which will change the course of your journey through this atmospheric, hand-drawn metroidvania. Explore the hazardous paths of the Realm of Aestik and fight its corrupted inhabitants as you unravel its deep-rooted mysteries.
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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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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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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!