Single-player games like Max Manos
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Max Manos, 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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Max Manos 2
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
Max Manos is back with a destructive incremental adventure. Climb a 201-floor tower swarming with monsters. Destroy enemies, unlock powerful abilities, and upgrade into an unstoppable hand of destruction. Reach the top and face the ultimate challenge.
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Nodebuster
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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Piñata Go Boom
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.
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Loot Loop
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.
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Antivirus PROTOCOL
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.
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GLONK
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!
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Trainatic
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Max Manos.
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
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Smash Hit Museum
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Max Manos.
Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Max Manos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Max Manos.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!