Single-player games like Time Wasters
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Time Wasters, 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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Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
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Army of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
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Bounty of One
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!
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Nova Drift
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
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FatalZone
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
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Spellbook Demonslayers
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
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Void Scrappers
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Time Wasters.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Wings of Seduction: Bust 'em out!
Single-player alternative to Time Wasters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Wasters.
Clothing Damage + Survivor + Gear Mods >>> A woman is in danger! Do what must be done… Rip her clothes off! Oh, get your mind out of the gutter, it's the only way to save the world! Grab awesome weapons, sick skills and gear, and get ready for a unique, roguelike shoot-em-up each time you play!