Single-player games like Primal Survivors
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Primal Survivors, 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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Slay The Zone
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Face hundreds of monsters, upgrade your equipment and try to survive as long as you can. In this Action Roguelite choose from a variety of upgrades, unlock unique characters and create the best build to slaughter everyone in your path!
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Woodpunk
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
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Army of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
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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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
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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PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
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Larva Mortus
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
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Crafty Survivors
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
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REPLIKATOR
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
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Ghost Dimension
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A space pilot lost in the space needs to collect solar essence to stay alive while fighting to stay sane. A psychological journey about solitude with an original soundtrack.
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PRIMAL DUNGEON
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Throw bones, big rocks or use your spirit wolf special attack to kill a variety of enemies in this 2D platformer full action game.
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Shadow Walls
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Kill a variety of enemies with your pistol or swing your bat. Collect letters while you trying to find your sister in dark atmospheric action top-down shooter 2D game.
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The Last King's Archer
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Survive the night killing enemies using your bow, Fire Dragon or Thunder Dragon special attacks in this wave based 2D platformer packed with a lot of action and upgrades. Can you last until daylight?
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Yoli
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
A satisfying shooting game with 4 gameplay modes and simple controls! Upgrade your character and defend the Portal from the creatures of the void.
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Kingslayer: The First Assassin
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Before you find the King's Room, you need to beat guards and traps. Feel like an assassin in this limited grid-movement and attacks puzzle game.
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Instinct War - Card Game
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Enter in a bitesized roguelike dungeon crawller. Choose your hero and face relentless enemies through an everchaging card-based dungeon. Collect items to power up your hero to face the Instinct War.
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Vulkan: Lost Planet
Single-player alternative to Primal Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Primal Survivors.
Choose between 5 weapons cards, Upgrade your abilities in this insane top-down shooter! Arriving at the Lost Planet, Vulkan is surrounded by an variety of hostile creatures in his last mission as an intergalactic bounty-hunter.