Single-player games like ScourgeBringer
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to ScourgeBringer, 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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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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NeuroVoider
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Astral Ascent
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Dreamscaper
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ScourgeBringer.
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
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Songbringer
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ScourgeBringer.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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Afterplace
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Afterimage
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
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Elderand
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ScourgeBringer.
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
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Boo! Greedy Kid
Single-player alternative to ScourgeBringer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ScourgeBringer.
In "Boo! Greedy Kid", you play as a small brat who's so into soda that he doesn't blink an eye before wreaking havoc to get his favorite drink. Go frighten people with your own voice! (or a controller, that's fine too)