Single-player games like Afterdepth
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Afterdepth, 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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Slime Mine Survivor
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Afterdepth.
A roguelite action game blending 2D block mining with survivor-like combat. Dig deeper while dodging enemies and creeping poison gas, gather ores and treasure, then upgrade and evolve your pickaxe and weapons to build synergies and dominate enemies and the battlefield alike.
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Mr. Nomad
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Afterdepth.
Mr. Nomad is a survival base-building, tower defense game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Set a fortified base around your camper, craft, endure brutal zombie raids, hide what is precious to you in underground bunker and embark on dangerous missions in search of resources.
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Dig Inc.
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afterdepth.
Dig Inc. is a game about managing your mining company. Mine for resources in a procedurally generated map, fill your increasing daily quotas, and sell ores raw, or set up production between runs to refine them for higher profits. Invest your earnings into a growing talent tree.
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Naron
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Afterdepth.
Co-op mining roguelite for 1-4 players. Dig into a dying moon, complete objectives and fight your way back to your drillship. Every step of progress makes the return more dangerous. Tunnels can collapse and bury you. 47 crews failed to reach the core. How deep will you go?
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Winter of the Arbyen
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Afterdepth.
'Winter of the Arbyen' is a game that combines adventure and store manage simulation. In the world where the Ice Age has come, you must survive as a shopkeeper in a coal mine village. Find the missing father, chase the 'Firestone'. Various characters are waiting to help you or take advantage of you.
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Drill Space
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Afterdepth.
Burrow through alien worlds and mine for hidden treasures. As your foothold spreads across the vastness of space, dark forces hunt you down. How will you carve out your legacy among the stars?
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INCREMINER
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Afterdepth.
Build an ever-growing colony of autonomous dwarves in an immense procedural world. Mine deeper, manage resources, unlock explosive weapons and industrial vehicles, and turn a tiny settlement into a screen-filling mining empire.
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Afterdepth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Afterdepth.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.