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Single-player games like Approval

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Approval , 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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    Ozric — Steam game cover

    Ozric

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    An endless forest. A magical delivery. A shortcut Ozric will never forget. Face off against waves of twisted forest creatures in fast-paced combat. Collect powerful upgrades, experiment with wild magic, and push deeper into the ever-changing forest.

    2025ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Strike — Steam game cover

    Tree Strike

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    The incremental tree striking platformer, strike trees, collect them, die and make the numbers go up.

    2021ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Entropy Survivors — Steam game cover

    Entropy Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!

    2024ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halls of Torment — Steam game cover

    Halls of Torment

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soulstone Survivors — Steam game cover

    Soulstone Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

    2025ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse — Steam game cover

    The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Now reimagined and expanded in the new Mormo's Curse update, The Swords of Ditto is a roguelite action RPG that creates a unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sharded World — Steam game cover

    Sharded World

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Froguelike — Steam game cover

    Froguelike

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Your choices matter in Froguelike where you play as a frog on a mission to eat all the bugs. Level up, choose new tongues and upgrades, become unstoppable and run straight into the swarm! Unlock all frogs, tongues, items and chapters to become the most powerful frog in the pond.

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ELMIA — Steam game cover

    ELMIA

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Nostalgic as well as new! Warp action game! A fairy "El" and a forest girl "Mia" living in a village Run through exhilarating warp to save villagers! A fantastic world view like a picture book and beautiful 3D graphics, Enjoy your imagination and enjoy with the beautiful sound that you listen carefully.

    2017ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty — Steam game cover

    SushiParty

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    A simple but actionable shooter! In recent years, "shrimp" and "tuna" were fighting. However, tuna adopted all sushi and enjoys the rule of the galaxy. The shrimp will defeat the tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy!

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO — Steam game cover

    URO

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

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flan — Steam game cover

    Flan

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    Operate two people at the same time! ? An action game that thinks of each other! When the girl woke up, a dark and cold place had spread. As the girl advances her feet, she meets the frozen black knight. Join the power of two people and get to the truth!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    URO2 — Steam game cover

    URO2

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

    There was a world where only URO lived. I brought music and color back to the world Again, one day, colors and sounds disappeared from the world. The UROs who noticed the incident To bring music and color back to the world I started running again with my own music.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SushiParty2 — Steam game cover

    SushiParty2

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    High speed sushi shooting! ! Again, “shrimp” and “tuna” were fighting. However, the tuna incorporated all the sushi and was in control of the galaxy. Shrimp defeat tuna to save the galaxy! Sushi will save the galaxy in a high-speed battle!

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower of the Approval — Steam game cover

    Tower of the Approval

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    New feeling! Roguelike action!Do you know such a story? ?When you reach the top floor, you will be recognized as a single person ApplivarA story about a craftsman who starts to yearn for such a tower and aims for the top floor.

    2020ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FoxVoltex — Steam game cover

    FoxVoltex

    Single-player alternative to Approval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Approval .

    The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →