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Single-player games like Prime Shift

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Prime Shift, 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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    Arma 3 — Steam game cover

    Arma 3

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

    2013ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wingspan — Steam game cover

    Wingspan

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.

    2020StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Sanctuary — Steam game cover

    Monster Sanctuary

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Escapists 2 — Steam game cover

    The Escapists 2

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forts — Steam game cover

    Forts

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Worms W.M.D — Steam game cover

    Worms W.M.D

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.

    2016ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Awesomenauts — Steam game cover

    Awesomenauts

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Verdun — Steam game cover

    Verdun

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prime Shift.

    Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eron — Steam game cover

    Eron

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Eron is a 2D platform game that allows the player to actively switch between two parallel realms. The player will have to depend upon this power to finish each level.

    2015Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Super Switch — Steam game cover

    Super Switch

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Super Switch is a difficult platformer in which you have to actively switch between 2 dimensions. It's tougher than iron and extremely rewarding.

    2016Indie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  11. 11
    Not Without My Poop — Steam game cover

    Not Without My Poop

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Take control of an ambitious young dung beetle, on the journey of getting his dung ball to where it's going.

    2018IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  12. 12
    Smithy — Steam game cover

    Smithy

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Smithy is an underground rodent that happens to be an excellent weapons smith. Purchase and upgrade weapons while destroying everything standing in your way to collect more gold!

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eight Mini Racers — Steam game cover

    Eight Mini Racers

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    1 - 8 player local multiplayer 2D top-down racing game. Racing, rockets, mines, steering failure, engine failure, repair kits, speed boosts and up to 8 players.

    2016CasualRacing4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  14. 14
    Burst — Steam game cover

    Burst

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Challenge your music! Destroy enemies. Avoid obstacles. Run for your life...and points. Go for a high score and always fight to the beat! Only .ogg files are supported.

    2016IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hover Hazard — Steam game cover

    Hover Hazard

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    1 - 4 player/s. Navigate your spaceship inside a deadly arena. Dodge bullets, saws and lasers, while avoiding and using other obstacles in your way.

    2016IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Butterfly Moment — Steam game cover

    Butterfly Moment

    Single-player alternative to Prime Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Catch pretty little butterflies while admiring great views. Relax, unwind and let your rhythm guide you.

    2017CasualSingle-playerSimilar games →