Single-player games like Nuts & Bolts
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nuts & Bolts, 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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Josh Journey: Darkness Totems
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
Josh Journey: Darkness Totems is a hand drawn beat’em up game about four brave heroes, that use their skills to defeat the Nightmare Monsters using special combo attacks in a co-op gameplay.
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EMBER
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
EMBER is a dark cinematic 2.5D platformer. Descend through a beautiful and merciless world of ancient ruins, forgotten rituals, and creatures born from grief. Every path demands sacrifice, every mistake brings death, and sorrow alone walks beside you. Observe, endure, and rise again.
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KAON : Fragmented Core
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nuts & Bolts.
KAON: Fragmented Core is a 2D action-platformer with a metroidvania feel. You play as Kaon, an android awakened in a world where no one lives anymore, neither humans nor animals. Mostly what’s left is plants, ruins, and robots, a good chunk of them turned hostile
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Duels of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
A crazy, explosive fighting game with an expressive combo system and a diverse character roster! Play as superhumans, skeletons, aliens, and even stick figures! Battle dangerous foes, take part in lots of exciting singleplayer modes, throw your opponents into the sun, and so much more!
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The Sickle Family
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nuts & Bolts.
The Sickle Family is a haunting adventure game about dogs, exploring how inaction, even when everything seems normal, can lead to deep trauma and heartbreak. It tells a real-life story of grief, loss, and the hidden consequences of everyday moments.
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Tilebreaker
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
Destroy blocks through 20 levels and 5 unique bosses with different mechanics. Do it in the best possible time!
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Ra Ra BOOM
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
Grab friends or family for a colorful co-op brawler. Easy to pick up and full of frantic fun, Ra Ra BOOM has you bashing bots, blasting baddies, and laughing together in 4-player local co-op. It’s got retro roots with a modern arcade spirit.
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Generic Fighter Maybe
Single-player alternative to Nuts & Bolts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuts & Bolts.
A classic arcade-style 2D Fighting Game, wrapped up in a goofy, full-of-energy, stylized presentation that mixes great animation and zany battle moves with simplistic doodles!