Single-player games like Demon Strikes Back
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Demon Strikes Back, 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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I HUMAN MACHINE
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
I Human machine:against machine or be one 2D Rougelike Pixel Action Game, for PC
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
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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Going Under
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.
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VOIN
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.
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EdgeOfTheAbyssAwaken
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
"Edge of the abyss Awakening" is an adventure game that combines third-person, action, Roguelite and RPG strategy selection. Players can match different weapons, entries and talents to form various gameplays for adventurous challenges. You can play solo or in teams of up to three people.
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Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
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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Abyss Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Demon Strikes Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Strikes Back.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…