Single-player games like Nux
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nux, 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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Platypus II
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Fly the famed Platypus fighter through a fantastic landscape of carefully molded clay to protect inhabitants of Mungola from the Collosatropolians! Collect power-ups and bonus stars to give your Platypus the boost you need. Every level of this gorgeous arcade challenge bursts with original fun that's perfect for gamers of all ages.
- 2
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
- 3
Intrusion 2
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
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Valfaris
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
- 5
Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Bleed 2
Single-player alternative to Nux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nux.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!