Single-player games like The Ball Just Won't Stay Up
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up, 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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I'm No Demonlord
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
"I'm No Demonlord" is a Roguelike shooter bullet hell game. High freedom in mechanics leads to unique playthroughs. As a demon-possessed hero, battle enemies, grow, and unveil dark schemes. Can he accept his new role? Save "kinds" or destroy "outsiders"? Good or evil? The choice is yours.
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ploink
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
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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Cue Knight
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
A roguelite inspired by billiards. Slay monsters using exquisite aim, powerful strategy and a bit of magic!
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Space PiouPiou
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
Blast through endless waves of evil space cat-liens in this chaotic bullet heaven and hell roguelike! Upgrade your tiny PiouPiou into a feathered weapon of mass destruction and survive the cosmic madness for as long as possible.
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Junkyard Saints: Scrapstorm
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
Survive endless scrapstorms in a post-apocalyptic Bullet Heaven Action Roguelite. Build devastating loadouts, collect procedural gear, awaken powerful Saints, recruit companions, conquer dungeons, and create insane synergies in a world where scrap is sacred.
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Rutrum
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
Rutrum is a physics roguelike about dropping gems, popping rocks, and unlocking chests. Build a deck of gems, inscribe them with runes, merge them together to cause damage, touch them to acquire loot from enemies. DROP, POP, UNLOCK!
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Matchinko
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
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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Ogre Stampede
Single-player alternative to The Ball Just Won't Stay Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ball Just Won't Stay Up.
Ogre Stampede is an incremental bullet hell with lots of physics. Tons of stupid trolls and ogres are running wild in a mosh pit. Knock them away with your shield! Be the last one standing.