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Single-player games like MiCROBE

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MiCROBE, 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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    Sporbs — Steam game cover

    Sporbs

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    A relaxing incremental game where you harvest resources from alien organisms. Upgrade your extraction technology, discover unique abilities, manage resources, automate a factory and unlock new areas to maximise your yield.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grind 'Em All — Steam game cover

    Grind 'Em All

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    Grind 'em all! Experience the ultimate satisfaction of shredding monsters and growing stronger in this intense incremental game.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunder Siege — Steam game cover

    Sunder Siege

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    A short incremental physics game. Swing a wrecking ball to smash monsters before they reach your home! Upgrade your ball and your home for more smashy goodness!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet No More — Steam game cover

    Planet No More

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MiCROBE.

    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.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Vampires — Steam game cover

    Space Vampires

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    Build a vampire space station, trap humans, and farm blood in this incremental idler. Choose your path to the apocalypse and take revenge on humanity.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infinity Bounce — Steam game cover

    Infinity Bounce

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    Turn the galaxy into a chaotic pinball machine to feed a voracious space cat in this physics-based incremental game. Expand and upgrade your arsenal of various celestial bodies and stuff the cat to the brink of a big bang.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wake the Beacon — Steam game cover

    Wake the Beacon

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    A short incremental game about firing bouncing shots, crushing geometric swarms, and upgrading your beacon to send its signal farther and farther.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ore Legacy — Steam game cover

    Ore Legacy

    Single-player alternative to MiCROBE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with MiCROBE.

    A retro CRT-style idle mining game set in deep space. Expand your station, automate extraction fleets, harvest stars, and pay down an impossible debt.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →