Single-player games like 1000 Amps
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to 1000 Amps, 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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Gateways
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
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Aquaria
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.
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Vessel
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
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Closure
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
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Full Bore
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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BLACKHOLE
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
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Retro Machina
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Night Shift
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!
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Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
We are not alone in the universe, its filled with Zombies! To combat them mankind invented their most efficient weapon yet: the Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer. ONLY YOU can pilot the powerful Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer to fight the Space Zombie horde!
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Occurrence at JCR Outpost
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.
A scientific mission in Antarctica goes awry when something is released from beneath the ice! Who is friend? Who is foe? Only you can solve the mystery of the Occurrence at JCR Outpost!
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Space Ghost Pirate Zombie Slayer
Single-player alternative to 1000 Amps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.
Is there intelligent life in the universe? Of course not, it's filled with Zombies! Sensing the opportunity for plunder, the Ghost Pirates have taken to the stars on their ethereal ships. Now it is up to YOU to take command of the Space Ghost Pirate Zombie Slayer fleet and lead them against the Zombie menace!