Single-player games like Ghostboy
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ghostboy, 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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The Riftbreaker
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghostboy.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
- 2
Mars or Die!
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghostboy.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
- 3
Internet Cafe Evolution
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghostboy.
This is a business simulation + construction game. It tells the evolution history of Internet cafes that began in the 1990s, and imagines the future of internet cafes. There are also some small emotional stories.
- 4
Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ghostboy.
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
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This War of Mine
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostboy.
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghostboy.
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
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Cliff Empire
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghostboy.
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
- 8
Until We Die
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ghostboy.
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
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Mind Inc
Single-player alternative to Ghostboy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostboy.
Mind Inc is a puzzle adventure inside the labyrinth of the mind. Gather scattered pieces of thought and restore forgotten memories.