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Single-player games like Tap Heroes

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Tap Heroes, 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 Tap Heroes page.

Ranked picks

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    Plantera — Steam game cover

    Plantera

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.

    2016IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infinite Idle: Online Clicker RPG — Steam game cover

    Infinite Idle: Online Clicker RPG

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

    Hold down the spacebar or left-click and join the action! Upgrade, grow stronger, and progress endlessly. Enjoy infinite fun with your simple yet powerful strategy to reach the top!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    High Fantasy Idle — Steam game cover

    High Fantasy Idle

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tap Heroes.

    High Fantasy Idle is an idle RPG with unique class-based gameplay and hundreds of achievements and secrets to find. Level up by farming, battling, and researching while buying items and perks, then rebirth to find newfound power! Embark on a journey of fantasy and mystery to unravel your destiny.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Ars Mechanica — Steam game cover

    Ars Mechanica

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tap Heroes.

    A strategic auto-battler RPG played on a 10×5 battlefield! Build your own mechanical army with over 300 skills and extensive customization options!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Miseria — Steam game cover

    Miseria

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tap Heroes.

    Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    SideQuest Hunters — Steam game cover

    SideQuest Hunters

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

    Embark on an epic adventure in SideQuest Hunters, an innovative Idle RPG Roguelite that plays in the corner of your screen. Designed for those who enjoy constant progression, this game allows you to venture into a magical world without interrupting your other activities.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Another Game About Clicking — Steam game cover

    Another Game About Clicking

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    Expand your farm, get more animals, earn more coins, and start all over again. The first clicker with a fishing mini‑game!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cradle of the Dark Brood — Steam game cover

    Cradle of the Dark Brood

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tap Heroes.

    A dark fantasy incremental breeding game where you cultivate a monstrous brood, inherit stronger traits, unlock mutations and automation, then send your evolving creatures into conquest across a hostile corpse-world.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Clicker Heroes — Steam game cover

    Clicker Heroes

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tap Heroes.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Sakura Clicker — Steam game cover

    Sakura Clicker

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    The latest entry in the Sakura series is more action-packed than ever before! Sakura Clickers is a fast-paced, exciting adventure, full of content, in which you defeat your foes with the power of your mouse!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  11. 11
    Cookie Clicker — Steam game cover

    Cookie Clicker

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  12. 12
    Plantera 2: Golden Acorn — Steam game cover

    Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  13. 13
    Loot Hero DX — Steam game cover

    Loot Hero DX

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

    A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  14. 14
    Cooking Witch — Steam game cover

    Cooking Witch

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

    In Cooking Witch you are a witch flying to a party in the woods, abducting the children and cooking and eating them.

    2017ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  15. 15
    Fjong — Steam game cover

    Fjong

    Single-player alternative to Tap Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tap Heroes.

    Help Fjong and his friends to reach the sky.. by Eating Candy! Fjong is a relaxing, colorful and non-violent game that suits every kind of player and skill level.

    2017IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Boom Box Blue! — Steam game cover

    Boom Box Blue!

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

    Boom Box Blue is a frenzied skill based physics game. This is what you get if you merge Tetris with physics and throw some bombs into the mix!

    2017ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor — Steam game cover

    NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor

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

    NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor is a brutal survival roguelite where you’ll face endless hordes of relentless zombies. Choose your survivor and weapons, each with unique abilities and playstyles, and gear up for increasingly intense battles against the undead.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freedom Squid Fighter — Steam game cover

    Freedom Squid Fighter

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

    Take control of a heavily armed squid and blast through destructible worlds in Freedom Squid Fighter. Soar through the air, tunnel through dirt and rock with powerful weaponry, and outmaneuver enemies across fully destructible landscapes.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →