IMHO.

Single-player games like Despicable boss

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Despicable boss, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Despicable boss page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    一号(One) — Steam game cover

    一号(One)

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

    The game process is not long, and the overall style is biased towards the future In the game, the protagonist fights with the robot with a gun and a sword, and the player can also control the mecha to fight with the enemy

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Backto 2035 — Steam game cover

    Backto 2035

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

    You wake up in the laboratory and notice someone approaching you. He walks to the bedside and says, "Welcome to the Spacetime Laboratory.", Take you to the time machine and say: This is the time machine you control. You need to go to different timelines to bring back upgrade parts

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Quantum Fight : Aero 2299 — Steam game cover

    Quantum Fight : Aero 2299

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

    Become the champion of the ultimate galactic show in this intense blend of Tower Defense and tactical assault. Manage resources in real-time, deploy your AI squads, and annihilate your rivals before billions of spectators in Quantum Fight: Aero 2299.

    ActionSportsStrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Hamster Blitz! — Steam game cover

    Hamster Blitz!

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

    Hamster Blitz! is a wave defense game where you and up to 3 other friends work together to defend your household from waves of devious rats.

    2022ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    VALDIS — Steam game cover

    VALDIS

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

    Valdis est un hybride dynamique tower defense et third-person shooter en univers sci-fi. Défendez le noyau énergétique d’une station spatiale contre des vagues de zombies, combinez tourelles et éléments, déclenchez des réactions dévastatrices et survivez avec votre fusil à pompe !

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    The Frog Prince — Steam game cover

    The Frog Prince

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

    The Frog Prince is a physics-based climbing party game where every jump can save your run—or ruin it. Charge your leaps, survive slippery platforms, and use your tongue to rescue friends, betray rivals, and race toward a randomly generated princess at the summit.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    IlhaZ — Steam game cover

    IlhaZ

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

    IlhaZ is an online survival game set in a post-apocalyptic archipelago. Survive against zombies, hunger, and harsh weather while interacting with other players in a brutal open world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    The Last Smuggler — Steam game cover

    The Last Smuggler

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

    As a smuggler and rogue robot-for-hire, you are humanity's only option. Recover and smuggle valuable items left behind in the great evacuation. A single-minded robot army of darkness has arrived to strip-mine, extract, and ingest everything. Move fast. Don't be afraid to break some stuff. Good luck.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →