Single-player games like The Game is ON
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Game is ON, 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 Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
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Neighbours back From Hell
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Game is ON.
There goes the neighborhood! Play the star of a cheeky TV Show who taking revenge on his horrible neighbor by constantly pranking him at home and around the world in the most creative and ludicrous ways.
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
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CHUCHEL
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
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Son of a Witch
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
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Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
Build rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency. Trade on the market to grow wealth. Expand your business into new offices. Hire skilled employees and assign tasks. Use cash from your mega farms to research new technologies and reach the goal of each scenario.
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Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
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Rogue Bit
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.
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Seeders
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
A puzzle platformer with funky physics and mind boggling puzzles requiring out-of-the-box thinking and persistence. Only a few players were able to complete the game. Can you handle it?
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Quest for the Golden Duck
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Game is ON.
Run around the maze collecting coins while being chased by spooky monsters. Outsmart the enemies in 4-player co-op games, or play the versus mode as a monster to prevent the other team from stealing all the gold from the castle.
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Windmill Kings
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
The evil black wizard has installed a clone on your throne and exiled you from the kingdom. Come, Exile. The time has come to take your kingdom back! Once you learn the tactics, challenge your friends in one-on-one battles.
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Block Buster Billy
Single-player alternative to The Game is ON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Game is ON.
An alien family had a picnic on Billy's island. They had to leave in a hurry, causing Junior to forget his cubes. Can you help Billy figure out the mind-boggling alien puzzles?