Single-player games like Nova Nukers!
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Nova Nukers!, 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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No Time to Relax
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Nova Nukers!.
No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life.
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Zaccaria Pinball
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Play free and try tables in trial mode with Zaccaria Pinball, featuring 175+ tables, including 40+ officially licensed from Zaccaria was founded by three brothers: Marino, Franco, & Natale. Zaccaria was one of the three largest pinball manufacturers in the world, next to Bally & Williams.
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Overcooked! 2
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
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Disc Jam
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
A fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a frantic combination of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending their end zone.
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Unrailed!
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Tumblestone
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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SpeedRunners
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
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Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
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Spells & Secrets
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
In this rogue-lite adventure, you free the Academy of Greifenstein from magical creatures by using your spells creatively. Explore this modern magical world alone or in local co-op mode with friends and family, customize your character, solve mysteries, and find powerful artifacts.
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Stranded Sails - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Stranded Sails - Prologue takes place exactly one day before the departure of our heroes and seamlessly follows "Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands". Already in this prologue you can explore, decorate, farm and fight. Are you ready for the great adventure?
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Spells & Secrets - Character Creator
Single-player alternative to Nova Nukers! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nova Nukers!.
Shape your own student wizard in this cozy character editor of Spells & Secret. Dive into a treasure trove of customization choices and get your character ready for the wizard Academy of Greifenstein.