Single-player games like Arcane Idle
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Arcane Idle, 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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Evergrowing Video Store
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Idle.
Evergrowing Video Store is an idle game where you play as Jeff, the sole employee of a retro video store. One night, the video store is attacked by a horde of monsters. Make Jeff more powerful with the help of a gigantic and monstrous talent tree !
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Axial Disc 2
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcane Idle.
The long awaited sequel to Axial Disc 1!
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Cozy Crunch
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Arcane Idle.
A cozy, upgrade-filled, adventure that goes from curious kitty to unstoppable leaf-crunching beast. Stomp, explore, and uncover cozy forest secrets with your magical fairy guide.
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HyperLeague Heroes
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Idle.
Assemble a team of warriors and delve into the endless dungeons of Utopia to face off against waves of enemies, collect loot, and compete online for high scores. Issue commands to your squad directly or sit back and watch them fight and explore on their own. Steam Workshop compatible.
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Novivors
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Unlock new heroes and abilities, collect and craft powerful equipment, path the 1000+ nodes stats tree, strategize meta-progression, customized runs, and create game-breaking synergies with 6 active classes and 36 abilities all at once in this roguelite hack and slash survivors bullet heaven game.
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Miseria
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Idle.
Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.
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Fantasy Waifu Collector
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Idle.
Fantasy Waifu Collector is an exciting game about collecting "Waifu" in order to build an army to build a town and restore the world from decay! Players will recruit many different characters as they explore a fascinating world filled with monsters. Defeat the Demon King to win, right?
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Curse the Cursor
Single-player alternative to Arcane Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Arcane Idle.
An idle game with two opposite modes. --Parker Mode: Do not move your cursor!-- --Nonstop Mode: Move your cursor!-- Customize your game with skins, effects, and backgrounds.