Single-player games like Soul Machine
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Soul Machine, 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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Nion Forge
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
Nion Forge is a blend of roguelite gameplay and modular shipbuilding, set in a stylish cyberpunk world. By carefully selecting the right modules, you'll have a chance to conquer all 9 districts of the city, defeat their district bosses, and attain your freedom.
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Deep Breach
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
A tactical top-down roguelike where you contain a collapsing corrupted research facility alongside a damaged tactical AI. Break shields, shred armor, deploy orbital defenses, and build devastating weapon and turret synergies to survive the next Dawn.
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Bug Drop
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
Fight, upgrade, and survive in a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where 20 unique heroes with special traits, weapons and abilities take on the swarm of alien bugs.
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OVER SAND
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
Take to the steampunk skies! Defend your flying ship over endless sands from mechanical hordes. Master turret firepower, switch weapons, and craft synergistic perk builds mid-wave. No movement — pure skill!
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Genome Guardian 2
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
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TerraTech Legion
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Soul Machine.
TerraTech Legion, a chaotic Bullet Heaven Builder. Build the ultimate battle vehicle block by block and survive waves of robotic foes, ramming them at speed and shooting infinite projectiles.
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Gunbot Diplomacy
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
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Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
Single-player alternative to Soul Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soul Machine.
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.