Single-player games like Monkey Brain
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Monkey Brain, 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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Absurdocracy
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Monkey Brain.
Satirical strategy card game with a single-player Campaign and PvP Multiplayer. Absurdocracy is nothing like real life. Your strategy will most certainly make sense, and the best one will indeed win. Discover cards, build tactics and embark on a very serious quest with these totally fake characters.
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Ballisticards
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Monkey Brain.
Ballisticards is a physics-based, point-chasing, deck-building roguelike where every drop counts. Drop balls onto your cards to rack up points. Power-up your deck with stickers, paint, and stamps to trigger wild chain reactions, discover powerful synergies, and score big!
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Drop Pockets
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Monkey Brain.
The billiards roguelike. Strategic, physics based combat against Pool Sharks who don't play by the rules. Pocket your balls and clear out your opposition in this chaotic game of pool!
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Dogpile
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Monkey Brain.
Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special Traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS! DOGS!
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LUL inc.
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Monkey Brain.
LUL Inc. is a collection of 36 different microgames that will test your skills in a variety of genres. Can you beat them all and defeat the three evil machines?
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Wizard Balls
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Monkey Brain.
A game about bouncing balls. Get upgrades and unique types of balls to throw into an arena to defeat enemies. Use spells to mess with your balls in this chaotic physics sim game.
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ploink
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Monkey Brain.
A chaotic plinko inspired roguelike with a focus on wacky items and creative setups. Design a board of random crap and fill the screen with balls and numbers. There are no bad items you just gotta figure out how to use them.
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Matchinko
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Monkey Brain.
Match glowing crystals to build a pachinko board, then rain your ball loadout through it for an exploding score. A cozy winter roguelite of fairies, tiles, and fate: light every town on the climb to the boss — but miss one target and the run is over.
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Flick Shot Rogues
Single-player alternative to Monkey Brain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monkey Brain.
Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island!