Single-player games like Boulder Smash
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Boulder Smash, 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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Ultra Paddle
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
A high-speed arcade roguelite where classic physics meet insane abilities. Deflect the ball, survive intense boss fights, and combine 100+ active and passive skills to break the game. Every run makes you stronger. Your goal? Become unstoppable.
- 2
Grazed - Incremental Arcade
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Boulder Smash.
The closer you get, the stronger you get. Grazed is an incremental arcade game where to kill you have to get in range of dying. Push your kill combo high enough to ignite absurd powers and chase the highest score. Every run earns upgrades, so you always come back deadlier.
- 3
Eyeball Alley
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
You are an eyeball, and everything is an eyeball. Roll through trippy worlds where gravity follows every curve of the surface beneath you. Roaming eyeballs knock you off course, and the third hit kills you. Dig tunnels through anything.
- 4
Mosslight Meadow
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
Guide a nimble fox through shifting meadows with a hand-drawn visual style. Gather Sunseeds, outmaneuver curious creatures, choose Keepsakes that shape each run, and bring the light home before sunset in a cozy action adventure with verified Steam leaderboards.
- 5
You Are Circle
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
You are a circle in a sharp world. Fight jagged enemies in a neon twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite, build devastating ability combos, and grow from fragile to unstoppable through shifting neon labyrinths.
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Harvest Reaper
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Boulder Smash.
Satisfaction through slashing targets with self orbiting dual whipping scythes that pull player movement magnetically.
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Upload Aliens
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
Have you ever seen a game where you throw enemies at a boss? Throw aliens at the boss and blow it up!
- 8
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional
Single-player alternative to Boulder Smash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boulder Smash.
The family computer is infected again and it’s your job to fend off waves of viruses and adware foes with an arsenal of nostalgic Y2K-inspired weapons. Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a survivor-like auto-shooter filled with nods to the days when computers were actually fun.