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Single-player games like Niko and the Cubic Curse

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Niko and the Cubic Curse, 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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    Cloudy & Stormy: Pawtastic Adventure! — Steam game cover

    Cloudy & Stormy: Pawtastic Adventure!

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Embark on an exciting adventure! Fly high as Cloudy and lightning dash as Stormy! Jump through colorful regions, help new friends, find treasures, and overcome challenges on your quest for a lost blanket!

    2025ActionAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    One More Plate! — Steam game cover

    One More Plate!

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Feed your fellow Shape Buddies to a bizarre cast of Glutton Monsters before they put you on the menu. Catch, balance and fling food with absurd, anything-but-proper plates — solo, or 2 players on one PC or via Steam Remote Play Together. Everything obeys physics; nothing obeys you.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pizza of the Gods — Steam game cover

    Pizza of the Gods

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    A humorous 2D hand-drawn platformer where you’re on a quest to deliver a pizza to Zeus and prove you’re worthy of marrying your boss’s daughter. Fight funny enemies, switch between two characters to solve puzzles, and explore a world drawn entirely on paper.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raging Ball — Steam game cover

    Raging Ball

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Raging Ball is a challenging climbing game in which you control a bouncing ball. Bounce your way through challenging maps and try to reach the top of the world without ragi- ehm falling! You can (probably) do it!

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier — Steam game cover

    Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    You, Slippy the Slug, must fly across levels filled with increasingly difficult obstacles by using only the kickback from your weapons. Collect parcels, deliver the goods, and defeat bosses on your way. Be the best Cosmic Courier and win the space race of postal work.

    2023ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Run and Jump — Steam game cover

    Mr. Run and Jump

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!

    2023ActionIndie8.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Myths are 100% True — Steam game cover

    Myths are 100% True

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Myths are 100% True is a Fast-Paced Combat-Platformer that feels like X-Files if it was made by 12 year olds in Movie Maker back in 2008.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Symphonia — Steam game cover

    Symphonia

    Single-player alternative to Niko and the Cubic Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Niko and the Cubic Curse.

    Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →