Single-player games like A Virus Named TOM
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to A Virus Named TOM, 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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Tumblestone
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with A Virus Named TOM.
Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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Tiny Brains
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
"Tiny Brains" is a cooperative action puzzler that follows four super-powered lab animals in their attempt to escape a mad scientist's experiments. In this joyously chaotic multiplayer game, the four "Tiny Brains" must combine their unique physics-based powers to navigate through a trick-ridden maze.
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PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with A Virus Named TOM.
Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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Cobalt
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
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Sanctum
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with A Virus Named TOM.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Full Metal Furies
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
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Duskers
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
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Below the Crown
Single-player alternative to A Virus Named TOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Virus Named TOM.
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.