Single-player games like The Subminer
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Subminer, 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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basecamp
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Fight waves of mutated creatures in this roguelite tower defense game. Turrets can be used to defend or to harvest — you decide! How much can you secure before being overrun?
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Crystal Harvest: Apex Operator
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Crack, mine, and sell mystical crystals while fighting alien hordes on various planets in this fast-paced incremental mining extraction roguelite hybrid experience. Earn currency to spend across upgrade categories with permanent progression and powerful builds in runs.
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Guns & Dragons
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Subminer.
Dragons? Magic? Who cares? Fight with overwhelming firepower in this co-op FPS roguelite. Fight, choose, grow stronger. Science vs. magic. Fight enemies in dungeons, pick runes and artifacts to craft your build, use materials to expand your base, develop deadlier weapons, and take down dragons.
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Primordialis
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.
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Sipho
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Sipho is an action survival game with an intricate building system. Grow your own creature and take over the local ecosystem. Fight, grow, survive, dominate. Play in adventure or sandbox mode.
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Abyssus
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.
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Bloodgrounds
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Subminer.
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
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Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
Single-player alternative to The Subminer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Subminer.
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!