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Single-player games like No Time To Explain Remastered

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to No Time To Explain Remastered, 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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    Drink 'Em — Steam game cover

    Drink 'Em

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    A drinking game that will have you playing all night! Everything in this game has drinking involved. Also, 8 player support for ultimate drinking competitions! Includes crazy mini games, drinking games, cards, and a bunch of unlockables! Start your next party right with Drink 'Em!

    2018ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nidhogg 2 — Steam game cover

    Nidhogg 2

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.

    2017ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bottle Cracks — Steam game cover

    Bottle Cracks

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Bottle Cracks is a party game where everyone is a bottle. Jump through chaotic levels without breaking! Play solo, online with up to 12 players, or with unlimited local players.

    2026ActionCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    City Climber — Steam game cover

    City Climber

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

    2017ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guns, Gore & Cannoli — Steam game cover

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam 3: BFE — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam 3: BFE

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    2011ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation — Steam game cover

    Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guacamelee! Gold Edition — Steam game cover

    Guacamelee! Gold Edition

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Binding of Isaac — Steam game cover

    The Binding of Isaac

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Neighbor 2 — Steam game cover

    Hello Neighbor 2

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor — Steam game cover

    Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Build incredible machines with scrap parts, navigate the wildest Amusement park rides and challenge iconic creepy Neighbor and his evil bots! Become a true Engineer, solo or with friends!

    2023ActionSportsIndie3.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5 — Steam game cover

    Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Hello Neighbor 2 is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson (The Neighbor) who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that tracks and adapts to your every move.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1 — Steam game cover

    Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor 2 is back! It is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that adapts to your every move.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Guest: Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha — Steam game cover

    Hello Guest: Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Hello Guest, beloved Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha, a stealth horror thriller with an advanced, self-learning AI. You take the night shift as a security guard at an abandoned Golden Apple Amusement Park where a creature is hiding in the shadows. What can go wrong?

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Neighbor 3 — Steam game cover

    Hello Neighbor 3

    Single-player alternative to No Time To Explain Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No Time To Explain Remastered.

    Hello Neighbor 3 is a system-driven open-world stealth sandbox. A cozy yet eerie adventure set in a quiet town where people keep disappearing.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →