Single-player games like Direct
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Direct, 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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Timberman
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Almost 30 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best casual games.
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Pivot XL
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Pivot XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Pivot, dodge obstacles, and survive as long as possible in this addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge. Perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue for another game!
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Slash It
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
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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Bit Blaster XL
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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Run or Die
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
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WAVESHAPER
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
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Polygoneer
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?
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Joe Danger
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Direct.
Can you put the world’s most determined stuntman back into the limelight? Combo, boost and pull ludicrous stunts as Joe attempts to race his way back into the record books in over 100 eye-popping levels. Leap school buses full of screaming kids and pools of ravenous sharks! Dodge spikes and mousetraps!
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Galactic Harvester
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
Earth is dying. Our sun has gone cold. Your farming skills might be humanity's last hope. Take your botany skills to another planet, establish a base, and grow a bountiful harvest.
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Coloring Pixels
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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hexceed
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!
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Who Shuffled My Shapes?
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
Your shapes have been shuffled and it’s up to you to fix them! Get your 20 new puzzles back in order, it sounds simple but it’s not. With some of the simpler puzzles offering over 43 quintillion possible configurations finding the single correct one will be a challenge!
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WooLoop
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
Wrap, weave, and wind your wool! Build works of art strand by strand, one loop at a time, in this tranquil game of craftsmanship. Draw inspiration from the large exhibition of levels available and unwind with the soothing soundtrack.
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Skystead Ranch
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
Transform a desolate sky island into a vibrant sanctuary. Using your enchanted crook, cultivate your garden, befriend quirky creatures, build a home, and unlock secrets along the way. Each choice adds a personal touch to your unique Skystead Ranch!
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Skystead Christmas
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
In this festive-themed hidden object game, every click costs a snowball, and every snowball requires some snow! Collect snowflakes as they are falling and try and find all 24 Skylets to win!
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Coloring Voxels
Single-player alternative to Direct — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Direct.
Bring vibrant worlds to life block by block! Our revolutionary blend of Voxel Art and Color-by-Numbers lets you build stunning 3D dioramas from the ground up. As the second entry in our hit Coloring genre, this game evolves the relaxing joy of 2D coloring into an immersive 3D experience!