Single-player games like Neural Descent
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Neural Descent, 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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PolyCore
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Neural Descent.
Certainly not another rage platformer.
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Cube
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Neural Descent.
Cube is a puzzle/platform minimalistic game with a rotation mechanic, your logical thinking, dexterity and precision will be challenged, try to get the best score while pass through 49 levels with progressive dificulty. It can be harder than it looks.
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YARG
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A one-screen rage platformer that wants you to succeed!
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Crop Crusaders
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play as a sentient Vegetable who can transform into 6 different veggies with unique abilities. Escape the tormenting lab where you were created and are now being held captive.
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Delta 78: The Passenger
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Neural Descent.
A crew member wakes up alone on a silent ship. Something is wrong. Something is watching. Delta 78: The Passenger is a dark sci-fi experience with interactive storytelling and stealth gameplay.
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DiegoTC Toolbox
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Neural Descent.
A Puzzle-Platformer with tons of unique puzzles and mechanics.
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The Multi-Medium
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Neural Descent.
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to Neural Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.