Single-player games like Cube Runner
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Cube Runner, 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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Projection: First Light
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Nidhogg 2
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
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Rochard
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity
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PixelJunk™ Eden
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.
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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
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PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!
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TRON 2.0
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cube Runner.
Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.
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Neon Prism
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Neon prism is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
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Slash It 2
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Slash It 2 is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and type words in the right time and direction.
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Slash It
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Slash It is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to match shapes, press letters and numbers in the right time and direction.
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Slash It Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!
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Upside Down
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
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Spin Rush
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Spin Rush is 2D arcade game, where you have to collect dots and match colors.
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Neon Space
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
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Duke of Alpha Centauri
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.
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Neon Space 2
Single-player alternative to Cube Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cube Runner.
Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.