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Single-player games like NEAR DEADline

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NEAR DEADline, 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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    Winnie-the-Pooh Hops for Honey — Steam game cover

    Winnie-the-Pooh Hops for Honey

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NEAR DEADline.

    Uh oh. Winnie-the-Pooh ate all of the honey that Christopher Robin set aside for the annual Honey Festival! It's up to Winnie to set things right and prove that his heart is bigger than his stomach by adventuring into the Hundred Acre Wood to collect enough honey to save the festival!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZOE Begone! — Steam game cover

    ZOE Begone!

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NEAR DEADline.

    A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.

    2025Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Horrid Henry's Krazy Karts — Steam game cover

    Horrid Henry's Krazy Karts

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    3-2-1 BLAST OFF! Hit the accelerator and control your kart as you swoop over awesome jumps, dodge yucky obstacles, collect crazy power-ups and deploy hilarious pranks, as you race through 40 mischief making levels to become the ultimate karting hero.

    2022Racing9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gunma's Ambition -You and me are Gunma- Reiwa 2nd national census edition — Steam game cover

    Gunma's Ambition -You and me are Gunma- Reiwa 2nd national census edition

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NEAR DEADline.

    Let's change Japan to Gunma. Everyone Gunma.Let's change all of Japan to Gunma.The definitive edition of the Gunma simulation game.Everyone can play!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mizi NO! — Steam game cover

    Mizi NO!

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with NEAR DEADline.

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Birds Organized Neatly — Steam game cover

    Birds Organized Neatly

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with NEAR DEADline.

    In this 2D puzzle game, you have the responsibility to arrange your avian friends in a way that fits the grid. Birds Organized Neatly comes with 80 different handcrafted levels and a whole bunch of birds in all shapes and sizes.

    2024IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dogpile — Steam game cover

    Dogpile

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with NEAR DEADline.

    Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special Traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS! DOGS!

    2025IndieCasual6.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells — Steam game cover

    Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells

    Single-player alternative to NEAR DEADline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with NEAR DEADline.

    Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →