Single-player games like Buttons Up! 2
Below are 13 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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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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FLOWORKS
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
A node-graph automation × idle factory builder. Materials flow along the wires you draw and transform at each machine. Fix bottlenecks, optimize your layout, grow a trade empire, and rise to rule the robotics industry. Zero art assets — every visual and sound is generated in code.
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WorldShaper Idle
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Relax and build your own world! Discover new tiles by experimenting with tile placement. Use their bonuses to optimize your production, or just sit back and become ever more powerful! What will your worlds look like?
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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. Twelve games, eight venues, a prestige loop. The house is you.
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Bit Mine Clicker
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Buttons Up! 2.
Bit-Mine Clicker is an incremental mining game where you click to earn BIT, build automatic miners, upgrade your grid, react to changing market prices, and defend your base. Catch helpful bonuses, avoid dangerous traps, unlock talents, and turn a single coin into a powerful BIT empire
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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.
Vena is an automation roguelike where you place hexagonal tiles to build resource networks of increasing complexity. Roll dice to shop, pick perks, and combine elements into ingenious structures. Chase unique builds every run and immerse yourself in the flow to satisfy the center’s rising demands.
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OUTWORKS
Single-player alternative to Buttons Up! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buttons Up! 2.
Build a towering 3D fortress and hold the line. Stack floors, raise walls, and place turrets by altitude to survive escalating swarms of ground and flying machines closing on your core — then watch one collapsing tower take everything with it. A lean, neon, code-built base-defense roguelite.
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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.