Single-player games like Into the Slimy Mines
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Into the Slimy Mines, 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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The Last Drop
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
The Last Drop is a pixel art top-down shooter where you control the last water droplet on Earth. Battle waves of enemies with unique weapons, customize the map, and compete on the online leaderboard.
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主动防御(Active Defense)
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
This is a strategy tower defense game where players need to choose the appropriate defense towers based on different maps and enemies. The game also offers a variety of defense towers, maps, and an endless mode waiting to be unlocked by the players!
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BUG SQUASH
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
Defend your Command Centers against relentless waves of mutated insects! Customize powerful tanks with an arsenal of weapons and tactical modules in this action-packed tower defense game. Go solo or team up with friends in online co-op.
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VIRUS_31.EXE
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
VIRUS_31.EXE is a short-form survivors-like with an incremental twist. Survive 3 minutes of escalating chaos, build a weapon system from cards, and earn bits that compound into exponential power.
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Vermitron
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
They're Coming! Get ready to defend your lovely Flower from invading insect! Prepare your Bug Spray, Call your Holo-Pet, Fortify base and don't forget your mission: Find the Watering-Can!
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Mars or Die!
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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Wave Defense: Trappist
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
Gear up and get going! Defend your outposts from waves of alien enemies with your mech. Build and upgrade your base, protecting the extraction of the mysterious planetary system’s rich resources!
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Into the Restless Ruins
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Slimy Mines.
A roguelike deckbuilder where you create the dungeon you fight through. Each night use your cards to expand the ruins then battle through them, harvesting Glimour from the lost souls and improving your deck. Can you reach The Warden and defeat it, so The Maiden will grant your heart’s desire?
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Binaries
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
Test your reflexes and awareness as you simultaneously guide two lovable balls through over 100 brightly-coloured challenges in a controller-smashingly tough BAFTA nominated platformer.
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Dead End Job
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
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Dungeon Golf
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
It’s mini golf in a dungeon (duh). Whack your way through lava, traps and monsters using a lute, your fists, or your own skeletal leg. You can even score a hole-in-none! Compete with your friends online or together to be the true Dungeon Golf champion.
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Ice Cream Wars
Single-player alternative to Into the Slimy Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Into the Slimy Mines.
A madcap arcade driving game in the unexpectedly cut-throat world of the frozen confectionary distribution industry. Race against the clock (and Gelatoni's henchmen) to provide the residents of Rippleton with the sweet frozen treats they're craving.