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Single-player games like 1 Bit 1 Button

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to 1 Bit 1 Button, 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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    Into The Void — Steam game cover

    Into The Void

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mini Ranger — Steam game cover

    Mini Ranger

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Play as a space ranger, who has been tasked to defeat the evil Techno Dragons, who have inhabited an old planet in the hopes that they can get to controlling the world! Stop them, Ranger, before the dragon's plan comes to completion!

    2023ActionCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Demeter — Steam game cover

    Black Demeter

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Black Demeter is an open-world sci-fi action-adventure on a planet in eternal twilight. Turn movement into a weapon and uncover the true cost of your mission.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xalos Conquest — Steam game cover

    Xalos Conquest

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Awaken my Xalos, the Venishien Empire calls for you! Conquer Earth against the Egyptians and Romans with our robotic might. As Sci-Fi meets Medieval in a epic top-down side-scroller war!

    2025ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Tenacity — Steam game cover

    Space Tenacity

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Chuck space aliens into each other! Dodge giant asteroids! Engage your tractor beam, force field and phase shifting technology to navigate the unknown in this 2D side scrolling physics based space adventure. 

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sanguinite — Steam game cover

    Sanguinite

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Sanguinite is a lunar-lander-meets-twin-stick-shooter action game with elements of resource management and exploration. Equip your remote drones and explore the dangerous surface of distant worlds. Bring resources and artifacts back to your ship. Investigate the origin of the aliens you encounter.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭 — Steam game cover

    Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    "Xeno Swarm" is a hardcore side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. Team up with your allies to battle overwhelming swarms of alien creatures, engage in life-or-death showdowns with colossal bosses on extraterrestrial battlefields, and relive the exhilarating thrill of bullet-hell mayhem!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure1.68 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orbit Fall — Steam game cover

    Orbit Fall

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Master thrust and momentum against gravity. Dodge hazards, land on distant planets, and complete missions using your ship’s systems. Move objects and clear paths. Manage fuel and damage, upgrade your craft, then launch back to orbit in this 2D pixel-art arcade adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Legends from Lacoytas: The First Seeker — Steam game cover

    Legends from Lacoytas: The First Seeker

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    The First Seeker is a challenging top down shooter where you will shoot and slash your way through enemies.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Temporian Tale — Steam game cover

    Temporian Tale

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Follow Bravic on his quest to free the land from a demon's corruption in this action-adventure game.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Breeding Grounds — Steam game cover

    Breeding Grounds

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    Breeding Grounds is an old school style pure dungeon crawler. Search for power-ups throughout the maze-like levels as you shoot your way through enemies. Defeat the final boss before your health runs out!

    2025ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lonayr Libraries: A King's Greed — Steam game cover

    Lonayr Libraries: A King's Greed

    Single-player alternative to 1 Bit 1 Button — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1 Bit 1 Button.

    A small collection of games, each using different mechanics to tell their stories that are part of a greater plot.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →