Single-player games like NineLives
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NineLives, 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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Stellar Mole
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with NineLives.
You will play a role of Agent Vanø—infiltrating an alien colonial corporation. Your mission: gather Earth intelligence for alien while weaponizing every dirty trick to torment your alien colleagues, dismantling their operations from within.
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SLAVFIGHT
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
Just another couch PvP/co-op game where you can **** your friends with a bazooka (it's a different word, get your mind out of the gutter 🙄). Oh, and if you hate your friends, there's a solo campaign as well!
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System // Crash
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
A momentum platformer, with combo-centered hack 'n slash combat. Use your trusty sword, TyBreaker (Among other weapons), to cut and destroy every TyCorp drone in your way. Cut the drones, and take back the world.
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Don't Tread On Cat
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
In a post-nuclear city ruled by corporate algorithms, Pushok — a kitten with a jailbroken neural implant—must escape a high-security lab, master stealth hacking, and navigate cyberpunk slums to find his way home.
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Somnia
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
A fast platformer about flow, momentum, and losing yourself in dream worlds that don’t want you to leave.
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Nova Slash
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
Play as Veil, a hooded rebel infused with the cataclysmic energy of a collapsed artificial star. Tear through the corrupt mega-nation of Giaath in Nova Slash, an intense action platformer featuring roguelike progression and lethal melee combat.
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Frankie Freako
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
A Freaky Retro Platform Game
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Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
Single-player alternative to NineLives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NineLives.
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.