Single-player games like Metal Unit
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Metal Unit, 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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Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
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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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Xenon Valkyrie
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
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Plague Breaker
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
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Rift Keeper
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Embark on your journey, travel through rifts and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D roguelite platformer with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
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 Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
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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Neon Abyss
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
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Stellar Blade™
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Metal Unit.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
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NieR:Automata™
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Metal Unit.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Little Galaxia
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Metal Unit.
In Little Galaxia, control a cosmic space cat to create and merge planets, bringing balance to the galaxy. Strategically burn planets to make room for new ones. With engaging mechanics and stunning visuals, experience a unique blend of creation and destruction in this enchanting puzzle game.
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DeckLand
Single-player alternative to Metal Unit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Unit.
DeckLand is a rogue-lite mixing traditional Eastern elements into the deck-building genre. You are a monk returning to the kingdom of morning calm. Use various cards and tools to break through obstacles, defeat strong enemies, and approach the source of the catastrophe plaguing the kingdom!