Single-player games like Chest Buster
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chest Buster, 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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Smash Hit Museum
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chest Buster.
Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.
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Maktala: Slime Lootfest
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chest Buster.
An incremental game where you kill hordes of slimes and use their loot to become stronger and farm them. Collect powerful loot, master skills, and uncover tons of content.
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Loot Loop
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chest Buster.
Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.
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Fortune Mill
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chest Buster.
In this incremental game, you must make $1,000,000 in each room to escape. Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, and choose upgrades carefully as each room affects all the others!
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Skeleseller
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chest Buster.
You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!
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Dwarf Eats Mountain
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chest Buster.
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
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Desktop Nard: Dice Idle
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chest Buster.
Idle Dice roll automatically for you, unleashing skills and farming rare loot in the corner of your desktop, with tons of content and loot types.
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Max Manos 2
Single-player alternative to Chest Buster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chest Buster.
Max Manos is back with a destructive incremental adventure. Climb a 201-floor tower swarming with monsters. Destroy enemies, unlock powerful abilities, and upgrade into an unstoppable hand of destruction. Reach the top and face the ultimate challenge.