Single-player games like Cortex
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Cortex, 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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Battle Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
Soldier to the assault! Deploy your troops and destroy the enemy army!
- 2
Seven Nations
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
The leaders of the seven nations failed to reach a peace agreement. All kingdoms are now at war.
- 3
Love In Drawing
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
Reflect and draw! Love In Drawing is a game that aims to make you reflect to solve levels where you need to gather red and blue balls.
- 4
Centipede Gun
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
- 5
Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
- 6
Feudal Fantasy Incremental
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
Feudal Fantasy is a short active incremental game in which you rebuild a town once lost to tragedy as its lord, by managing upgrades, new buildings and recruiting the wisdom of fantasy races.
- 7
Novice Dungeon Master
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
- 8
GLONK
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!
- 9
Retrowave
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cortex.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
- 10
Drift86
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cortex.
Get in your favorite car and set records alone or with friends in this unique arcade game!
- 11
Drift Of The Hill
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cortex.
In DOTH you will have to master the art of drifting in the mountain passes!
- 12
Karting
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cortex.
Climb aboard your kart and beat records alone or with friends in a unique arcade game!
- 13
Hentai Temple
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cortex.
Hentai Temple is a classic Sliding puzzle game but with a slight Japanese touch ...
- 14
Retrowave World
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cortex.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!
- 15
Retrowave 2
Single-player alternative to Cortex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cortex.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!