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Single-player games like Cursor Survival

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cursor Survival, 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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    Radio Free Europa — Steam game cover

    Radio Free Europa

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

    A top-down 2.5D Arcade Spaceship shooter Roguelike. Multiple playable ships, each with different characteristics and weapons. Salvage weapons and upgrades from defeated enemies. Each sector brings unique enemies, bosses, and upgrades. Can you make it all the way back to Earth?

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Space For All — Steam game cover

    No Space For All

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

    A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Headbangers in Holiday Hell — Steam game cover

    Headbangers in Holiday Hell

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

    Christmas. Christmas never changes. Soon those overzealous little freaks will swarm the city led by that bearded maniac. But this time, we fight back. Inspired by Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Beavis&Butthead's heavy metal comedy, this is twin-stick mayhem like you've never experienced before.

    2020ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Entity Strike — Steam game cover

    Entity Strike

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

    Entity Strike is a 2D top-down survival game where you face endless hordes of monsters. Choose your upgrades, build powerful loadouts, and survive as long as you can. Fast, intense, and addictive.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Interface — Steam game cover

    Stellar Interface

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

    Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.

    2016ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Drift — Steam game cover

    Nova Drift

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

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Larva Mortus — Steam game cover

    Larva Mortus

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

    Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

    2009ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot — Steam game cover

    Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

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

    Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Risen Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cursor Survival.

    Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.

    2020StrategyIndie0.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diabolic — Steam game cover

    Diabolic

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

    The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Expedition — Steam game cover

    The Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cursor Survival.

    The Expedition is a turn-based tactical game with an oppressive atmosphere of underground immersion.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sky Survivors — Steam game cover

    Sky Survivors

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

    Sky Survivors is an arena shooter roguelite. Choose from a variety of skills, unlock unique characters and weapons. Build «stairway to heaven» — a sky tower, each floor of which gives your character a unique bonus. Create your own overpowered build to survive against hordes of monsters!

    2023ActionIndie0.74 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cursor Survival.

    Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

    2023StrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Battles — Steam game cover

    Tiny Battles

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursor Survival.

    Tiny Battles is a tactical action auto-battler where battles take place automatically in the arena.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS — Steam game cover

    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursor Survival.

    Milky Way is a unique mix of Tower Defense, RTS, Auto-Battler and Survivors. Build your base, choose random upgrades and use powerful skills to survive against hordes of enemies.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD 2 — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD 2

    Single-player alternative to Cursor Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cursor Survival.

    Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.

    2024StrategyIndie1.29 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →