Single-player games like Onward
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Onward, 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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韭神：技能炒股
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Onward.
Buy the dip, it dives. Sell the peak, it soars. Tired of being the sucker? Welcome to Leek God: Skill-Based Stock Trading—where the system itself hands you the hacks! The system is literally cheating for you. How can you not win?
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Path Defenders: RPG Siege Defense
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onward.
A single-player MMORPG fused with tower defense. Recruit heroes, Build bizarre but devastating towers, and fight beside them in real-time 3D combat against waves of enemies.
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CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Onward.
A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.
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Geometry TD
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A tower defense unlike anything you have played: the enemies are living numbers, your towers are geometric shapes, and countless projectiles fill the screen. Merge shapes, master seven elements, and lead a crew of astronauts that builds, mines and collects while you hold the line.
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BreakEven - Idle
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onward.
Idle by default, deep when you lean in. BreakEven is an idle ARPG that embraces the grind, making sure it rewards you. Grind your way through a dark fantasy realm, get the best loot, and customize your Knight, Mage, Archer or Necromancer into an ever-expanding damage machine.
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Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Onward.
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Unchest
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Onward.
A mouse-only management game with a bit of tower defense. Restock goods, trade with customers and craft gear for the nighttime—if the monsters reach your shop, they’ll plunder your hard-earned gold.
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Crown of Greed
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Onward.
Master the art of indirect rule in this fantasy RTS inspired by the classic Majesty. Forget direct orders, use gold to bribe subjects and set bounties for heroes. Build your kingdom in Rodovia and master a unique system where the coin is king. Can you lead those who won't obey?
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Misfit: The ReBirth of Death
Single-player alternative to Onward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onward.
You wake up in a dark place... There's a green girl awaiting you... Enter The Gambling Game to help her to break out the simulation, but watch out... Something doesn't want you to stay.