Single-player games like The Indie Mixtape
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Indie Mixtape, 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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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
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Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Streets of Rogue
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
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Iron Fisticle
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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The Sun and Moon
Single-player alternative to The Indie Mixtape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Indie Mixtape.
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.