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Single-player games like Distractor

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Distractor, 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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    Founders Save The World — Steam game cover

    Founders Save The World

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Distractor.

    Save The World! Bullet-heaven roguelite where absurd founder archetypes defeat world problems through hunger, healthcare, and energy crises. Draft ridiculous weapons, evolve chaotic synergies, and save the world!

    2026ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quack or Die — Steam game cover

    Quack or Die

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Distractor.

    An incremental run-based game, where kicking ducks is key to your survival! Pick a robot, work your way through the upgrade tree, play the claw machine and slots, destroy evil ducks and make it to phase 10 of the experiment!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mighty X Arms — Steam game cover

    Mighty X Arms

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Distractor.

    Mighty X Arms is a roguelike survivor inspired by Brotato, featuring collectible weapon-creatures called Arms. Build your loadout, upgrade them, and mow down enemy swarms to survive.

    2026ActionIndieRPG4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Payback Protocol — Steam game cover

    Payback Protocol

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Distractor.

    Annihilate alien armies, craft devastating builds and traverse hostile biomes in this fast-paced action roguelite! Choose from a roster of vengeful combat robots, each with unique strengths and abilities, and survive relentless alien hordes as you avenge the fall of humanity.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flaghead — Steam game cover

    Flaghead

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Distractor.

    Flaghead is an arena shooter roguelite where you play as a country, surviving through history from the dark ages into the cybernetic futures and beyond.

    2026ActionStrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Micron Survivor — Steam game cover

    Micron Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Distractor.

    Micron Survivor is a survival game with rogue-lite elements where you play as alien microorganisms under the microscope. Evolve, unlock research objectives, find symbiotic weapons, upgrade your builds, and fight hordes of terrestrial organisms to rule the microcosm.

    ActionRPGCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maze Mice — Steam game cover

    Maze Mice

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Distractor.

    Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mining Survivors — Steam game cover

    Mining Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Distractor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Distractor.

    Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →