Single-player games like Rule No. 1
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rule No. 1, 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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Rule No. 2
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Because sometimes all that you really want from life is to be blowing up a bunch of $#!% while also gazing at some chesticles -- as fast and as expeditiously as possible. Sturgeon General's WARNING: 'Risk of Waifus, Guns, Nudity, Instant Action and Mayhem.'
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Gates of Hell
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Gates of Hell is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you must battle through relentless waves of Demonic terror!
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Death Delivery
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Death Delivery is satisfying, fast-paced First Person Shooter with stylized slow motion,music, action and old-school trial-and-error difficulty.
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Zom Tom
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Zom Tom is a 2.5D shoot' em up dungeon-crawler where you slay zombie bodies, survive the hell-spawn onslaught, and full send copious amounts of lead downrange.
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Drunken Robot Pornography
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Bullet-hell, boss-battle, first-person shooter, with giant-robots, martinis and jetpacks. YES. Drink the cocktails. Fight the titans. Make your own Titans. Drink your friend's cocktails.
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CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rule No. 1.
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.
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Pistol Whip
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
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Impaler Gold
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
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Devil Daggers
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
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Rule No. 3 Downpour
Single-player alternative to Rule No. 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rule No. 1.
An arcade arena-shooter FPS about slipping into the flow-state and getting directly to the action as fast as humanly possible. Get overwhelmed by enemies and compete with your friends for hi-scores!