Single-player games like Nerm the Worm
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Nerm the Worm, 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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Super Hot Potato
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
A self aware Super Hot Potato is on a quest to free his fellow potato kind from their imminent doom. Help Super Hot Potato navigate treacherous screens filled with obstacles, collecting potato's and finally making your way to each screens exit. Retro inspired 80s style grid movement gameplay
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Mouth Trap
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Mouth Trap is a retro-style arcade game where your aim is to eat as much food as you can. But watch out for those pesky germs that get in your way! Lots of treats can help (or hinder) you in your mission to complete over 100 levels of fun. Can you become a "Champion Chomper"?
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Ravva and the Cyclops Curse
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Unleash your summoning powers to defeat the Cyclops Lord! Along with four unusual companions, you must journey through a dangerous land to save your mother from a terrible curse. A challenging adventure awaits!
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Super Dangerous Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
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Escape From Russia: Mobilization
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Originally russian runner, in which you have to find yourself in the shoes of a poor piglet, running away from the military commissar with a agenda.
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UnMetal
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
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Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
The original epic introduction to the eternal KUNG FURY beat ‘em up saga. New stages, and the Hackademy. Both THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK and the A DAY AT THE BEACH campaign.
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Garlic
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
You are Garlic, an onion-headed boy and you want to climb the Sacred Tower to meet the Cyber Goddess to seduce her...
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Rock 'N Roll
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Rock 'N Roll is an action/arcade deep space adventure where your purpose is to save the Earth via collecting powerful G.E.O.S. gems (Galactic Emeralds of Sacrifice) It offers tons of upgrades, power-ups, and replay-ability in an easy to understand but difficult to master retro adventure!
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Laser Ball
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
In this fast and furious action retro game, you'll need to race against time and use a laser gun with precise shots to neutralize and collect electrified bouncing balls and deposit them safely out of harms way.
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FAN'CIE VEER! (Fish Are Nasty, Cake Is Excellent Vektor Evading Emblazed Rapture)
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nerm the Worm.
Frantic action awaits you in this game all about surviving and collecting as many points and cake as you can! "FAN'CIE VEER" is a unique new high octane retro action game that will have you eating fattening cake, moving to slim down and veering to avoid all of the rocks and deadly fish!
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Poggers
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
Take control of Bun-Bun Poggers the adorable bunny rabbit in this classic retro arcade game that offers fun for the whole family! Poggers brings back old school classic action in an all new creative and imaginative adventure to score as many points as you can!
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Prison Ball: Full Blown
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
"Prison Ball: Full Blown" is a wild combination of two player "Pong" and those brick breaker games like "BreakOut"! Throw in the hilarious ability to "blow each other" for timely stuns so you can steal their balls! - A game that proves 'Tis better to give than it is to receive!
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The Best BJ
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nerm the Worm.
The Best BJ is a full featured Blackjack 21 simulator that pits you against a virtual casino Blackjack dealer! ..How good are you at "BJ" and are you ready to show off your impressive BJ skills? Whether you are a pro or looking to get better, "The Best BJ" is for you!
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Solo ReflectioN!
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nerm the Worm.
In this truly unique brick breaker game, you'll need to guard both sides of the screen to keep your balls in play. To earn points, you'll need to collect coins from broken bricks and then blow bank bubbles to have a way to exchange your coins for scoreboard points!
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Balls Mania!
Single-player alternative to Nerm the Worm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerm the Worm.
"Balls Mania!" is a truly unique game where the object is to get as many "blue balls" as you can without getting your own balls smashed! In "Balls Mania!" the more blue balls you have and the more "ball goop" you spill, the higher your score is likely to be!