Best Mouse only Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated mouse only games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free mouse only games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Ever Seen A Cat?
A relaxing hidden object game. Find cats in several stylish environments! Every play through is different!
Pawnbarian
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Banners of Ruin
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Ratropolis
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
CATch the Stars
CATch the Stars is a minimalist puzzle with a pleasant and original soundtrack. Click on the right star, solve the puzzles and form constellations with a beautiful and relaxing environment. No score, no timer and no pressure.
Understand
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Ring of Pain
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Epicinium
Epicinium is a strategy game where nature is a finite resource. No need to wait for your move, thanks to fast, simultaneous turns. Your economy and troops are influenced by the environment and increasingly severe weather effects. Is it worth winning a war when you end up conquering dirt and ash?
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Summer Paws
Summer days, warm rain, magical nights! Sleeping kittens are hidden well. Can you find them?
Mushroom Cats 2
Mushroom Cats 2 - is a cute point-and-click game about Mushroom Cats that live on magical islands. Any girl will melt from tenderness, and the kids will be delighted with the funny Mushroom Cats! This fairy tale will fill any heart with good!
Iris and the Giant
Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?
Erannorth Reborn
Erannorth Reborn is a hardcore sandbox Card Game with heavy emphasis on Deck-Building, Character Customization and Moddability. Create unique characters with distinctive attributes, racial/class skills and perks that affect your cards. Adjust and adapt your deck & equipment on-the-fly.
Franchise Hockey Manager 6
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Dicey Dungeons
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Blood Card
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
Otaku's Adventure
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
One Finger Death Punch 2
The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!
Tech Support: Error Unknown
Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?
Castle Break
Breakout game + physics + shooting + building. Use your mouse like in air hockey to kick enemy bombs back into the evil Black Castle! Destroy enemy towers rockets and lasers. Build your base to protect your little dudes - you need them to win
Most played mouse only games on Steam
Take a look at the top mouse only games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.
1. Hammerfight
Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse. As you wave the mouse, your rider swings his warhammer, smashing the foe into the wall! Hammerfight is a action, indie and physics game developed by Konstantin Koshutin and published by KranX Productions. Released on October 28th 2009 has received 2,010 reviews of which 1,456 were positive and 554 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played mouse only games.
7.0
1,456
554
4
players
2. Fine Sweeper
Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper variant with additional features such as a campaign mode, “classic mode”, item drops, leader-boards, and achievements. Fine Sweeper is a solitaire, old school and puzzle game developed and published by Pixel Prophecy. Released on May 25th 2015 has received 449 reviews of which 395 were positive and 54 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played mouse only games.
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395
54
1
players
3. Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles have never been this atmospheric! Dark Fantasy will take you on a journey through gloomy portraits. Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle is a puzzle, board game and dark fantasy game developed and published by NAISU. Released on November 16th 2018 has received 359 reviews of which 326 were positive and 33 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played mouse only games.
8.4
326
33
4. Heal
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game. Heal is a adventure, indie and puzzle game developed and published by Jesse Makkonen. Released on April 10th 2020 has received 714 reviews of which 599 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played mouse only games.
7.9
599
115
Best deals on mouse only games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of mouse only games available on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted mouse only games.
1. Heal
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game. Heal is a adventure, indie and puzzle game developed and published by Jesse Makkonen. Released on April 10th 2020 has received 714 reviews of which 599 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Featuring a massive 96% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for mouse only category.
7.9
599
115
-96%
6.89€
0.32€
2. Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles have never been this atmospheric! Dark Fantasy will take you on a journey through gloomy portraits. Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle is a puzzle, board game and dark fantasy game developed and published by NAISU. Released on November 16th 2018 has received 359 reviews of which 326 were positive and 33 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 65% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in mouse only games.
8.4
326
33
-65%
2.99€
1.04€
Free mouse only games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play mouse only games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play mouse only games.
1. Hammerfight
Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse. As you wave the mouse, your rider swings his warhammer, smashing the foe into the wall! Hammerfight is a action, indie and physics game developed by Konstantin Koshutin and published by KranX Productions. Released on October 28th 2009 has received 2,010 reviews of which 1,456 were positive and 554 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free mouse only games on Steam.
7.0
1,456
554
4
players