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!
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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.