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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 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 a collection of absurd, anything-but-proper plates. Everything obeys physics; nothing obeys you. A chaotic physics-based party game, solo or with a friend!

    2026IndieCasualSingle-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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-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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    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 →
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    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack — Steam game cover

    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    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 sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles — Steam game cover

    Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles

    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 Snail Bob avoid the dangers that lie on his path. Snail Bob 2 is a puzzle game for all the ages. It'll make you think and smile.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →