Single-player games like Buttons Up! 2
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Buttons Up! 2, 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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Glorpnauts
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Build it. Automate it. Watch it grow! Glorpnauts is a space incremental where you mine asteroids, expand your fleet, build an automated economy and defend it from pirates. Prestige for permanent upgrades, explore new star systems and turn a tiny base into a thriving space operation.
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The Board is Yours
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
The Board is Yours is a strategic chess-based incremental game: buy squares, unlock upgrades, and chain synergies through defended pieces. It plays as a demanding idle game where you’ll constantly reposition pieces and optimize your production until the board belongs to you.
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Bogosort
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Bogosort.exe is an incremental idle game about chaos and sorting. Mix elements, earn resources, upgrade the system, and transform chaos into efficient growth. Discover new mechanics and optimize your progress.
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Fast Food Fortune
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! Fast Food Fortune is a casual restaurant sim where you take a restaurant from the brink of financial ruin to a fast food fortune. Buy upgrades, update your restaurant, hire staff, and manage your way to the top of the fast food chain.
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Vena
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
An automation roguelike where every run fits in one sitting. Place hexagonal tiles to grow a production organism, roll dice in the shop to buy new ones, and pick perks that shape your build. Survive nine phases as the Nexus's hunger outpaces you, then break the economy and do it all differently.
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Idle Casino Empire
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
An idle casino tycoon where you build the floor, then rig it. Turn casino psychology into upgrades. Play blackjack, roulette, and slots in Owner Mode. Use the Owner's Edge to cheat: nudge reels, peek at hidden cards, read marked cards. Eight venues, a prestige loop. The house is you.
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One More Byte
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Buttons Up! 2.
A short incremental game where you try to download the entire universe. Just one more byte...
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Resettle
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Resettle is a deep incremental city builder where you develop settlements on islands. Strategically place buildings to maximize resource production, explore 10 different upgrade systems, and create a thriving island city.
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Seeker: My Shadow
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Buttons Up! 2.
Seeker: My Shadow is a VR adventure that utilizes the versatility and possibilities of VR, sending players of all ages to an immersive adventure! You control a Giant Spirit while assisting Kippo, a small and adorable Seeker, through various puzzle levels. Go solo or solve the levels in co-op mode!
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Seeker Quest: The Creature Collector
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Build the ultimate team by catching & hatching cute 'Seeker' creatures. Power up your collection by looting artifacts, hidden abilities and grow your village to obtain new buildings and heroes. Over 30 unique playable Seeker characters awaits! Can you 'Catch & Hatch' them all?
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Cats With Standards
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Buttons Up! 2.
Horror Visual Novel where Cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors. Find the Hidden-Objects, obey, smile, and repeat until the lines between rule and ruin blur, and you’re left meowing into the void.
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Mining Grounds
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
A clicker where every click matters. Build chains, break limits, and automate everything. Place characters to trigger powerful combos, unlock upgrades, and scale your clicks to extreme levels. No rush. Just satisfying progression and smart strategy.
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Giant Horse Feeding
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Giant Horse Feeding is a silly alien colony simulator where you feed a horse & collect its droppings to build an alien empire. Automate production, unlock bizarre technologies, and create an endless recycling loop where horse droppings become the foundation of your civilization.
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Incremedieval
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
An Incremental game about looting dungeons & becoming stronger