Single-player games like Nightmare Mines
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare 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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Gigachess
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightmare Mines.
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
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LoBlocks
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Nightmare Mines.
LoBlocks is a puzzle game, where the player must destroy all blocks to go to the next level enjoying a relaxing atmosphere with LoFi musics. The game also has an arcade mode with ranking.
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Hexa's Gone
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightmare Mines.
The Secret Hexa has vanished. Ask the right questions, stay strategic in your answers. Your goal will be to gather the clues from each player. By combining them, you will likely be the first to find the Hexa.
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Holoplanet Architect
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Nightmare Mines.
Try your hand as holoplanet architect! Place tetris-like pieces on the 3D grid of a planet hologram in a relaxed, lo-fi atmosphere to unlock new biomes and increase your highscore.
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SudoKube
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightmare Mines.
An enhanced sudoku experience, 6 times more fun
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Hextones
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightmare Mines.
Connect the Hextones by color or symbol and jump light-years in the Spacetime to be the great cosmic explorer. A challenging matchup puzzle game with a sci-fi mood.
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Diecast
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightmare Mines.
Welcome to the dice roguelite. Stuff your bag with wild dice and pins, chain ridiculous scoring combos, and build a point engine to conquer ever-escalating targets. This ain't your Grandma's dice game!
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Hextones: Spacetime
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Mines — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Nightmare Mines.
Connect the Hextones and jump through Spacetime! An even more challenging matchup puzzle with time mechanics. Explore three new Hexgrids through three game modes, including a Hardcore for those with a strong heart and a Relax mode with cool music!> Play also with Tilt Five™