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Single-player games like NOSE

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to NOSE, 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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    Keep Flip — Steam game cover

    Keep Flip

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

    Take control of a vehicle named Tweely and use your mind and skills to conquer the game .The deeper you go, the more nervous you get.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest — Steam game cover

    Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest

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

    Embark on this two-player adventure in a colorful world to forge a strong bond with your friend, partner, or family. Overcome challenging puzzles. Unleash your unique playstyle using the diverse abilities of Fire, Water, and 5 other forest spirits.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Santa's Slippery Slope (Ski Stunts) — Steam game cover

    Santa's Slippery Slope (Ski Stunts)

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

    A skiing experience like no other with a unique control system and purely physics driven gameplay. Join Santa in this exciting physics-based journey on the slopes to get back all of the lost presents and save Christmas before its too late!

    2021ActionSportsIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pogo Stick: Ultimate Challenge — Steam game cover

    Pogo Stick: Ultimate Challenge

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

    A game that doesn’t believe in you — it tests your patience, stubbornness, and whether you can climb to the top. Think you can?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eggy — Steam game cover

    Eggy

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

    Eggy is a 2.5D artillery platformer where you aim and shoot an egg through a beautiful seamless environment. Egg-splore the world by rolling, swimming and bouncing in search for Eggy's mom.

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castle Of Collapse — Steam game cover

    Castle Of Collapse

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

    Just go up, don't look down, and take down the enemies. You will be addicted to this platform game that will challenge you to the fullest.

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swing Scale — Steam game cover

    Swing Scale

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

    Swing Scale is a game that uses centrifugal force to explore various worlds and aim upward. Adjust the length of the wire, adjust the speed, and push the limits.

    2024ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overheat — Steam game cover

    Overheat

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

    Overheat is a hard sidescrolling platformer in which a robot only needs to climb up one level to return to its home planet. How hard can that be?

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hunk&Doggo : eat.nap.dig.idle. — Steam game cover

    Hunk&Doggo : eat.nap.dig.idle.

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

    A gentle presence during your work. Hunk quietly mines while Doggo roams freely at the corner of your desktop. Comes with a built-in Pomodoro timer. Never distracting—but somehow comforting to have them there.

    2025IndieSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SHIROKUMA KING — Steam game cover

    SHIROKUMA KING

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

    Give it a weapon. Protect it with a shield. Then just watch. This is an asynchronous online physics battle game where you freely place swords, guns, shields, shoes, etc. around your polar bear and battle polar bears created by other players.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PARROT CLICKER — Steam game cover

    PARROT CLICKER

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

    PARROT CLICKER is a colorful 2D clicker game where every click grows your Parrot party. Upgrade facilities, hatch powerful egg buffs, complete challenges, reincarnate for Gems, and keep the party going forever.

    2026IndieSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →