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Single-player games like Mike Dies

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Mike Dies, 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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    Rochard — Steam game cover

    Rochard

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PLANET ALPHA — Steam game cover

    PLANET ALPHA

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bionic Bay — Steam game cover

    Bionic Bay

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Capsized — Steam game cover

    Capsized

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Way — Steam game cover

    The Way

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waking Mars — Steam game cover

    Waking Mars

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mike Dies.

    In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GIGA WRECKER — Steam game cover

    GIGA WRECKER

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mike Dies.

    Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!

    2017ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Meat Boy — Steam game cover

    Super Meat Boy

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mike Dies.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Scavenger — Steam game cover

    Dark Scavenger

    Single-player alternative to Mike Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mike Dies.

    Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

    2014IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →