Single-player games like Dread Templar
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Dread Templar, 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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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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Hellbound
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dread Templar.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
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DUSK
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
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Quake II
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dread Templar.
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dread Templar.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dread Templar.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Necromunda: Hired Gun
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dread Templar.
Become a Hired Gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable. Embark on a fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city.
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MULLET MADJACK
Single-player alternative to Dread Templar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dread Templar.
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!