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Single-player games like PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy, 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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    Steel Graves — Steam game cover

    Steel Graves

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    A nervous Action / Strategy / Building game in multiplayer that oppose humans against aliens in huge battlefields. Build your base anywhere, upgrade your equipment, recruit hundreds of IA soldiers, and take part in the greatest intergalactic war.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Pantheon — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Pantheon

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Build a moving Roman engine of war block by block, stacking balistae, spears, and divine powers in this fast-paced mythological horde-survival roguelite. Adapt your playstyle to face iconic bosses and endless enemies solo or in co-op. Sacrifice to the gods and let the chaos unfold.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sci-Fantasy Defence — Steam game cover

    Sci-Fantasy Defence

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Combine physics-based traps, weapons and magic to defend against horde of thousands enemies in this roguelike tower defense with procedurally generated levels and switching between building/combat. Do it solo in VR or with up to 4 players in one PC through local co-op.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Escapists 2 — Steam game cover

    The Escapists 2

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forts — Steam game cover

    Forts

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lumencraft — Steam game cover

    Lumencraft

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Eighties — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Eighties

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!

    2023ActionStrategy11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Go-Go Town! — Steam game cover

    Go-Go Town!

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation20.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terraria — Steam game cover

    Terraria

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Two Point Hospital — Steam game cover

    Two Point Hospital

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.

    2018IndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

    2013Strategy9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Eden — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Eden

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.

    2012ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Monsters 2

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    PixelJunk™ Monsters is back with the simple, yet highly strategic real-time tower defense gameplay gameplay of the original title, now with updated graphics and brand new multiplayer modes!

    2018Action1.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Shooter — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Shooter

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

    2013Action8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.

    2015Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Hungry — Steam game cover

    Dead Hungry

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Dead Hungry is a fast-paced VR game developed by Q-Games, creators of the PixelJunk series. Restore zombies to human form by loading up huge hamburgers and hurling them to the grateful undead. Your weapons of choice are burgers, pizza, fries--and anything else you can pick up!

    2016ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PixelJunk™ Scrappers Deluxe — Steam game cover

    PixelJunk™ Scrappers Deluxe

    Single-player alternative to PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.

    Clean up the streets of Junktown as a team of robot garbage collectors. Trash your opponents with up to 4 players or go it alone in this beat ‘em up that’s also a clean ‘em up!

    2023ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →