Single-player games like DWARF MINER
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DWARF MINER, 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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Garuda Emblem
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Campus turned warzone. Thugs took over, and Farid & Rani are fighting back. No rules, no textbooks—just fists and whatever isn't bolted down. Grab a weapon and tear it up in this hardcore hand-drawn brawler!
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CHIP & THE RED STORM
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Run as fast as you can through this fast-paced 2D side-scrolling platformer! Deal with wacky enemies and bosses covering every track of your path. Sit down by yourself or with friends in this pixel 80's-90's inspired indie game and seal your decided fate of their world.
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Nimbusfall
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Dive into a new and thrilling boss rush-style video game where revenge is the only motivation. Step into the shoes of the last survivor of a race decimated by The Moon, now seeking to settle the score with the culprit of its extinction. But what secrets does The Moon hold?
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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Wind of shuriken
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Wind Shuriken is an exciting, stylish action platformer. Play as a legendary fighter from another galaxy, and use your legendary sword to defeat powerful enemies.
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Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
Mine valuable resources on dangerous asteroids, haul your cargo back to base, upgrade your vehicle, and defend your convoy from pirates and rival miners. Play solo or multiplayer in an arcade-style space mining adventure.
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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DWARF MINER.
After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.
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Urban Lockdown
Single-player alternative to DWARF MINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DWARF MINER.
With stunning digitized graphics, beatdown the escaped prison inmates, thwarting their boss in an epic showdown!