Single-player games like Growing My Manhole
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Growing My Manhole, 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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Planet No More
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Growing My Manhole.
An arcade-incremental game where you DESTROY planets! Build a fleet, upgrade weapons, max out your skill tree and destroy your target slowly. You'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.
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Sludgineers
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Growing My Manhole.
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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Click Flip
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Growing My Manhole.
Click Flip is a short incremental game about clicking tiles, earning points, buying upgrades, and causing crazy tile combos.
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Idle Archery
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Growing My Manhole.
Idle Archery is an incremental game about turning targets into money. Hire archers, buy tougher targets, stack upgrades, manage priorities and prestige for permanent talents that make every run snowball faster.
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Null Ascent: Stellar
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Growing My Manhole.
an incremental game built around one simple loop: hover, destroy, upgrade, ascend. You have a little helper drone, a garden and plenty of powerups to unlock
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Crack That Smile
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Growing My Manhole.
A punchy, low-effort incremental game where you hover over frozen ice to shatter it and free adorable emojis. Upgrade your freezing-crushing power, break harder ice, feel invincible, and rescue every emoji collection in this short, packed game!
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Galaxy Cadet
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Growing My Manhole.
Sci-fi action incremental where you land on dangerous planets, hunt alien creatures, mine rare ores, and extract what you can before supplies run out. Sell your haul, upgrade your gear, and come back stronger in a constant loop of risk, profit, and growth.
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Smashing Bottles
Single-player alternative to Growing My Manhole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Growing My Manhole.
Smashing Bottles is a short and satisfying incremental game where you break bottles to earn money, upgrade your bat, discover new bottles, and cause chaos! Will you smash enough bottles to buy the universe?