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Single-player games like Pollex

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Pollex, 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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    Augment Protocol — Steam game cover

    Augment Protocol

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Enter a retro-futuristic nightmare of failed human augmentation. Fight relentless hordes, earn Bio-Credits, unlock quarantined facility sectors, and eradicate the grotesque experiments NeuraCorp left behind.

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    Daydream Drifters — Steam game cover

    Daydream Drifters

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pollex.

    A roguelike stealth horror where dungeons, enemies, and items are all randomized. With shifting weather and timed events, hide from unique threats—or fight. Explore 3 seamlessly linked random dungeons and survive the daydream. And upon returning to reality, what will you find...?

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shark Dentist — Steam game cover

    Shark Dentist

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Shark Dentist is a unique horror roguelike where you play as a shark dentist. Your task is to treat the teeth of giant predators in a dark clinic while avoiding their deadly aggression. Balance tactics, luck, and limited resources to heal your patient without losing your own life.

    IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dicempo — Steam game cover

    Dicempo

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Dicempo is a dice rogue-lite where you roll for combos, stack stupidly strong upgrades, answer phone calls, buy Pushcards, and try to beat the next deadline before everything gets out of hand.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARSONATE — Steam game cover

    ARSONATE

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Outwit the HOST in a death game where fire spreads with each flip of a card. Be the last to burn. Do you fear death?

    2026ActionStrategy2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lucky Break — Steam game cover

    Lucky Break

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In this roguelike deckbuilder you’re an addict. Deep in debt to the mob, a little drunk, and out of time. Just one more spin, and then you'll quit.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death In Your Dice — Steam game cover

    Death In Your Dice

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Roll the dice… or cities die. Learn lethal rules, twist outcomes, accept the cost. One bad throw calls the bombs. Win to delay death. Lose to become a murderer. Every choice reshapes your ending. Fate is loaded. Your turn is encoded?

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sluggernauts — Steam game cover

    Sluggernauts

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Arcade roguelike baseball. Lead the Hickory Creek Squirrels, a small town minor league team and Earth's last hope. Take a randomized road trip and upgrade your team with powerful gear combinations. Hit, pitch, and field to beat otherworldly teams with unfair advantages.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pestilence — Steam game cover

    Pestilence

    Single-player alternative to Pollex — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    First-person psychological horror. You murdered four people and built an underground bunker to make them confess. Now you're trapped inside your own creation with no memory of why. Repair the machines. Decode the tapes. Don't trust the mannequins.

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