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Single-player games like ARKOS

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to ARKOS, 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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    ARKOS 2 — Steam game cover

    ARKOS 2

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Arkos 2 is a first-person fantasy shooter with destructible voxel environment inspired by the classic retro shooters from 90-s

    2025ActionIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombaliens — Steam game cover

    Zombaliens

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Kill aliens in creative ways in this wacky retro FPS featuring non linear, highly interactive maps. Zombaliens blends retro FPS with immersive sim, letting you use anything in your environment against your enemies, while retaining the speed and simplicity of a retro FPS.

    2021ActionIndieEarly Access15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TIME STRIKE — Steam game cover

    TIME STRIKE

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    TIME STRIKE is a single-player FPS that gives you maximum control: stop time to dodge projectiles, rip down walls, line up a headshot, and flip flying debris into hapless enemies. CONTROL TIME. CONTROL SPACE.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fairy Treasure — Steam game cover

    Fairy Treasure

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Gorgeous original brick-breaking game with tons of new fun bricks and amazing power-ups never seen before!

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Warlock — Steam game cover

    Project Warlock

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

    2018ActionIndie12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

    2023ActionIndie21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wizordum — Steam game cover

    Wizordum

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.

    2025ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AMID EVIL — Steam game cover

    AMID EVIL

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quake — Steam game cover

    Quake

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARKOS.

    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.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spear of Destiny — Steam game cover

    Spear of Destiny

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARKOS.

    It's World War II and you are B.J. Blazkowicz, the Allies' most valuable agent. In the midst of the German Blitzkrieg, the Spear that pierced the side of Christ is taken from Versailles by the Nazis and secured in the impregnable Castle Wolfenstein. According to legend, no man can be defeated when he has the Spear.

    2007ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HeXen II — Steam game cover

    HeXen II

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARKOS.

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.

    2007Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of the Triad — Steam game cover

    Rise of the Triad

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARKOS.

    Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.

    2013Action14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series — Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOM — Steam game cover

    DOOM

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARKOS.

    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.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DUSK — Steam game cover

    DUSK

    Single-player alternative to ARKOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.

    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →