Single-player games like POOBO
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to POOBO, 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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Brotato
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Voids Vigil
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
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Extremely Powerful Capybaras
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Hades II
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
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Antipaint
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POOBO.
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
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Keep Me Gifted
Single-player alternative to POOBO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with POOBO.
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!