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Single-player games like Bug Academy

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Bug Academy, 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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    Rain on Your Parade — Steam game cover

    Rain on Your Parade

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

    Travel the world as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody's day! Unlock new methods of mischief in over 50 levels, each with unique setting and objectives. This is an adorable schadenfreude simulator!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BANG! BANG! Totally Accurate Redneck Simulator — Steam game cover

    BANG! BANG! Totally Accurate Redneck Simulator

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

    BANG! BANG! Totally Accurate Redneck Simulator is a silly and super tough physics based shooter puzzler in which you attempt to help a drunken redneck hit targets without accidentally shooting himself with a ricochet.

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Suicide Guy — Steam game cover

    Suicide Guy

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bug Academy.

    Suicide Guy is set in the incredibile and extraordinary dreams of its protagonist. What would you do in order to save the thing you love most? Immerse yourself into his weird dreams and help him to wake up before it's too late.

    2017Action5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Conundrum — Steam game cover

    Quantum Conundrum

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Bug Academy.

    Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

    2012StrategyCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WHAT THE GOLF? — Steam game cover

    WHAT THE GOLF?

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

    A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Donut County — Steam game cover

    Donut County

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bug Academy.

    Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Am Bread — Steam game cover

    I Am Bread

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

    You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal — Steam game cover

    Portal

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bug Academy.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rayman Raving Rabbids™ — Steam game cover

    Rayman Raving Rabbids™

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bug Academy.

    Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable.

    2008ActionAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angry Birds Space — Steam game cover

    Angry Birds Space

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Bug Academy.

    The #1 mobile game of all time blasts off into space! Play over 300 interstellar levels across 10 planets! Whether it’s the icy orbs of Cold Cuts, the volcanic explosiveness of Red Planet, Utopia – a planet made entirely of junk food, or the new Brass Hogs episode ruled by evil Hektor Porko, each episode offers intergalactic fun at every...

    2012CasualDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Destropolis — Steam game cover

    Destropolis

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

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All Dice on Deck — Steam game cover

    All Dice on Deck

    Single-player alternative to Bug Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bug Academy.

    All Dice on Deck is a pirate roguelite where every island is a gamble. Set sail and roll the dice! Push your luck or play it safe. Upgrade your ship and even the odds. Reach the final island and claim the Legendary Treasure!

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →