Single-player games like a nifty game
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to a nifty game, 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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NEON SURGE
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
A fast, neon twin-stick arena shooter: you aim, your ship auto-fires. Dash through bullets, hold off ever-bigger waves and pick roguelite upgrades each wave. 8 ships, 10 worlds, 7 modes.
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Kill to Collect
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.
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SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
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Doomsday Hunters
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
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Slimekeep
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
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Leap of Fate
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
Leap of Fate is a furiously-paced cyberpunk roguelite about overcoming your fears and achieving your fate. In a New York City where magic is real, you play as a technomage who must develop unspeakable powers to confront the Crucible of Fates. Can you survive the trials?
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I Hate Running Backwards
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with a nifty game.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
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Senalux
Single-player alternative to a nifty game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with a nifty game.
Senalux is a hex-based puzzle game about optics where you solve challenging puzzles with colorful lasers. Use the red, green and blue lasers, combine them to the right color and illuminate the target.