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Single-player games like Grub Gauntlet

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Grub Gauntlet, 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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    FUCK STALIN — Steam game cover

    FUCK STALIN

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grub Gauntlet.

    Avenge millions of innocent victims and inflict brutal violence on the communist dictator Joseph Stalin using a wide range of torture tools thanks to the blessing of the free market.

    2024ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FUCK PUTIN — Steam game cover

    FUCK PUTIN

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grub Gauntlet.

    In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. This event shocked the whole world. Unjustified aggression must be condemned, and the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin - punished.

    2022ActionIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Not a Trolley Problem! — Steam game cover

    Not a Trolley Problem!

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    Pull the lever to start the trolley. Keep pulling to go faster. Throw people onto the rails to earn coins. Spend coins to expand your upgrade tree. Face absurd trolley dilemmas in this absurd-comedy incremental game.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Themes of Dark and Light — Steam game cover

    Themes of Dark and Light

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    Themes of Dark and Light is a 2D puzzle platformer where changing the colour theme will alter the environment.

    2021IndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BroCode — Steam game cover

    BroCode

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    Escape day-to-day drudgery by immersing in this 2D logic puzzle of bathroom etiquette.

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    2DOM! — Steam game cover

    2DOM!

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    2DOM! is a Chill 2D sidescroller physics-based chain reaction puzzle game featuring dominoes!

    2026IndieCasualEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time of the Clones — Steam game cover

    Time of the Clones

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    Thanks to an unsuccessful experiment, the scientific complex found itself in a time loop. Any ideas how to fix this?!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attkand — Steam game cover

    Attkand

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    ÅTTKAND is a minimalist color puzzle. Tap a chip to see the reaction wave around the board. Use the special chips to change the waves. Turn all the chips to the same color to win.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fracture the Flag — Steam game cover

    Fracture the Flag

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grub Gauntlet.

    Fracture the Flag is not the usual hyper click fest of an RTS... Take some time, gather your resources, plan your strategy and then knock the crud out your opponents!

    2016StrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Space Directive — Steam game cover

    Deep Space Directive

    Single-player alternative to Grub Gauntlet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Grub Gauntlet.

    Resource management without micro-management! Build, defend, and optimize your ever-growing industrial colony in a dynamic hex-tile world. Buy low, sell high to expand and upgrade your base. Even your enemies are a resource to be exploited. Profit waits for no one!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →