Single-player games like Criticality
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Criticality, 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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Particle Collectotron
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Criticality.
Click and collect energy in this short, active incremental. Upgrade your reactor, tune injector payload and trajectories, unlock exotic matter, and push the experiment past its limits.
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Storm Grill
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
A short incremental game where you play as a grill and fight against the storm! Evaporate raindrops, earn coins, unlock new upgrades and skills, grow stronger until you can outlast the downpour.
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Bills Must Be Paid
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!
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Increbraintal
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Criticality.
Protect your brain from viruses in Increbraintal, an incremental auto battler. Build your team and unlock upgrades in the Skill Tree to eliminate the contamination taking over the body.
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Sludgineers
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Criticality.
Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.
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Hole Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!
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Nodebuster
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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Max Manos
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.
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Pierhead Arcade 2
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
Pierhead Arcade is back with all new VR physics based arcade games to play!
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Journey Up
Single-player alternative to Criticality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Criticality.
Gain sentience and climb up out of the mines and beyond on your own or online with up to 4 players. Play with checkpoints or without for a more tense experience. Supports VR and desktop monitor mode. Can you reach the top?