Single-player games like Chronicle: Unit Eight
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Chronicle: Unit Eight, 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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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
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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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Danger Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
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Blazing Beaks
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
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Destropolis
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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Sparklite
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
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Rogue Stormers
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
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Knightfall
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Darkness consumes your surroundings and you will have to adventure through the labyrinth ahead of you to escape in this retro pixel-art action RPG.
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Life and Debt: A Real Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Life & Debt: A Real Life Simulator is a 2D pixel art game that challenges players to manage their finances and maintain their cashflow while navigating the challenges of new home ownership. Players must also overcome a shopping addiction and make decisions about how to furnish their home.
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stopDrop.
Single-player alternative to Chronicle: Unit Eight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronicle: Unit Eight.
Explore a unique survival-puzzle hybrid game unlike any other. Outsmart your opponents and reach the exit before your life ticks down. Time only moves when you move, and your life is on the line.