Single-player games like MINOS
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to MINOS, 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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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MINOS.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
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Hold The Mine
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MINOS.
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
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The Ember Guardian
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.
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Gem Miner TD
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MINOS.
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
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Repel The Rifts
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MINOS.
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
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Million Depth
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MINOS.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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Dungeon Keeper™ 2
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
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Showgunners
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
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Sumerian Six
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
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MINOS: Home A-Labyrinth
Single-player alternative to MINOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with MINOS.
A free MINOS spin-off inspired by everyone's favorite holiday film. Build festive traps, defend a snow-covered home from clumsy intruders, and unleash winter-grade mischief in this legally distinct seasonal homage.