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Single-player games like Mongrel

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mongrel, 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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    Slime Princess — Steam game cover

    Slime Princess

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

    Slime Princess is a pixel style stand-alone game that combines platform action, dungeon exploration and Roguelike elements. Players will play the role of a heroic slime and embark on a challenging adventure in order to save the slime princess who has been kidnapped by evil forces.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moon Hunters — Steam game cover

    Moon Hunters

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

    Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hades II — Steam game cover

    Hades II

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

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dunjungle — Steam game cover

    Dunjungle

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Legacy — Steam game cover

    Rogue Legacy

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

    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.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seed Hunter 猎源 — Steam game cover

    Seed Hunter 猎源

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

    Seed Hunter is a 2D Platformer with Roguelite element. You’re the alien finding the missing source around universe, but you get into some trouble on the planet of Earth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.07 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WASTED — Steam game cover

    WASTED

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

    Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.

    2016ActionIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overture — Steam game cover

    Overture

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

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →