Single-player games like Null Carrier
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Null Carrier, 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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Pure Idle
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Carrier.
Become the right hand of the Creator in the search for lost perfection. Collect the light of billions of stars, guiding them into the heart of a black hole to find the one — Pure Idle. Technologies, production chains, and a long journey to the most beautiful star in the universe.
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The Night Librarian
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Null Carrier.
You are the new night librarian at Ashwood. Shelve the impossible returns, answer notes left by a patron who appears in no register, and piece together what the library remembers. A short, atmospheric mystery told over five nights and twenty-two puzzles.
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Cosmolace
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Null Carrier.
A narrative-driven puzzle game that combines "optical illusions" with "single-stroke puzzle" as its theme. Players rotate their perspective in a 3D space, using optical illusions to connect vertexes and segments, completing the patterns in each level with a single stroke.
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SideDrop
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Null Carrier.
A block breaking idle game at the side of your screen. Break through progressively harder rows of blocks as you buy upgrades and unlock special ball types.
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ISLANDERS: New Shores
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Carrier.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
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Hidden Folks 2
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Null Carrier.
Search for hidden folks in interactive miniature landscapes. Scare some giraffes, ride a few rides, appreciate some art, and push around some astronauts. Wheeeeeeee!!!
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Carrier.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Arcana, Gas & Waterworks Inc.
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Carrier.
Route magical energy through a fantasy realm as a mid-level utilities employee. Connect ley lines, manage complaints, and keep the mana flowing in this comedic puzzle-strategy game set in a mundane, magickal world. The benefits are not great, but neither is the pay! So there's that.
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Blackbriar Crypt
Single-player alternative to Null Carrier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Null Carrier.
Lead three doomed mercenaries through a plague-haunted roguelite. Loot drops as items you physically fit into 4x4 packs. What touches what unlocks combos, curses, fire, poison, and the tactics you need to survive.