Single-player games like Impaler Gold
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Impaler Gold, 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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Hordelord
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Hi-octane arena shooter where you face waves of nasty enemies. Use destructive weapons and high mobility to secure your spot on global leaderboards. Expect tight gunplay, satisfying kills, and meaningful upgrades.
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Bloodshed
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
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Vampire Hunters
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
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Tomb of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Fight against endless waves of demons inside a flesh creature. Classic horde gameplay. Deep guttural sounds. One giant worm.
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Chop Goblins
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
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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GRUEL
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Go on a rampage in this endless arcade Boomer-Shooter! Gain the weirdest weapons and destroy all the monsters in the never-ending temple of GRUEL!
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HELLBREAK
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
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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Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and...
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
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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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
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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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
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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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Impaler Gold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!