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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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    Bills Must Be Paid — Steam game cover

    Bills Must Be Paid

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

    You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bottle Flip Inc — Steam game cover

    Bottle Flip Inc

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

    An incremental game about flipping bottles, unlocking and upgrading unique abilities, and turning simple bottle flips into increasingly satisfying moments.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cosmic Crusher — Steam game cover

    Cosmic Crusher

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

    Incremental game about protecting solar system. Destroy asteroids with a huge arsenal of weapons, upgrade your skills through a massive skill tree, and defend the solar system from hostile alien fleets. How far can you go?

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guilded Fools — Steam game cover

    Guilded Fools

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

    Guilded Fools is a dark-comedy incremental game set inside a twisted stage play. Gather a cast of foolish heroes, customize their gear, channel eldritch powers and win over the crowd for a chance to escape.

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Protect the Pit — Steam game cover

    Protect the Pit

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

    Attack with your cursor, build towers and walls to defend your pit! An incremental clicker that combines tower defense, maze building, and large upgrade trees. Earn money, upgrade your defenses, and build winding mazes to stop the hordes of the Dark Forest.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Around The Core — Steam game cover

    Around The Core

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

    A space-themed incremental shooter where destruction fuels growth. Annihilate asteroids, harvest wealth, and climb a massive upgrade tree.

    2026IndieCasual3.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roll with Splonk — Steam game cover

    Roll with Splonk

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

    Splonk lives in the corner of your screen, on top of everything else, happily rolling dice and printing money while you watch stuff, browse, or pretend to work. Roll, get rich, buy better stuff, repeat.

    2026StrategySimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →