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Single-player games like STHELL

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to STHELL, 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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    LvL50 — Steam game cover

    LvL50

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

    KILL. DIE. LEARN. LvL50 is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you need to beat 50 levels, in a row, without getting hit. Can you become a master and escape the lab?

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Grounds — Steam game cover

    Alien Grounds

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

    Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and compete in the Monthly Challenge.

    2026ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CROSSBOW: Bloodnight — Steam game cover

    CROSSBOW: Bloodnight

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

    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.

    2020Action2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Iron Onslaught — Steam game cover

    Iron Onslaught

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

    Sit back, relax, and survive the endless wave of bots and mechs.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shoot Giant Robots and Wallrun — Steam game cover

    Shoot Giant Robots and Wallrun

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

    Mow down an endless horde of robots, flying through hand-crafted arenas at breakneck speeds in an FPS adrenaline rush.

    2024Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Weapon Test Grounds — Steam game cover

    Alien Weapon Test Grounds

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

    Alien weapons with unique physics await in this fast-paced FPS. Battle waves of enemies across diverse landscapes, lighting, and weather. Beware the unstable space-time continuum.

    2024ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    It Could Be Worse — Steam game cover

    It Could Be Worse

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

    Speed bends time. Build momentum with weapons designed for movement to slow the world around you and tear through enemies at superhuman velocity.

    2027ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drunken Robot Pornography — Steam game cover

    Drunken Robot Pornography

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

    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.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARMORED HEAD — Steam game cover

    ARMORED HEAD

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

    ARMORED HEAD is a miniature shooter, where all the action takes place in one arena. The main character is a gladiator who fights against his opponents in pursuit of the grand prize.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EMPTY SHELL — Steam game cover

    EMPTY SHELL

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

    EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GROOD — Steam game cover

    GROOD

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

    GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE — Steam game cover

    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

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

    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP — Steam game cover

    EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP

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

    EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EMPTY SHELL 2 — Steam game cover

    EMPTY SHELL 2

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

    Take on the roles of expendable volunteers sent to a forsaken facility on a remote Japanese island. Recover lost data, scavenge for resources, manage your inventory, and endure unspeakable cosmic horrors. In this top-down extraction survival horror, every expedition is a journey back from madness.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Micron Survivor — Steam game cover

    Micron Survivor

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

    Micron Survivor is a survival game with rogue-lite elements where you play as alien microorganisms under the microscope. Evolve, unlock research objectives, find symbiotic weapons, upgrade your builds, and fight hordes of terrestrial organisms to rule the microcosm.

    ActionRPGCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →