Single-player games like Space Sprouts
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Space Sprouts, 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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Iron Diamond
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
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Kuzo
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
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Orbitect
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Sprouts.
Space debris is out of control! Craft a station to take out the trash in this construction roguelite mashup.
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Billy Saves the World
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Run & rocket boost your way across an open alien world, complete quests for locals, and save the world in this sci-fi cartoon epic!
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Necrowave
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Experience the emotional life of a zombie with a microwave stuck on his butt. A 2D platformer with critical thinking based combat where each different enemy feels like a puzzle to solve instead of relying on brute hack & slash tactics.
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Mindcop
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Songbringer
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
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PULSAR: Lost Colony
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
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Scribblenauts Unlimited
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Space Sprouts.
The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Space Sprouts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Sprouts.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.