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Single-player games like STHELL

Below are 12 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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    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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    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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    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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    Gravelord — Steam game cover

    Gravelord

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

    Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral!

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-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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    ULTRAKILL — Steam game cover

    ULTRAKILL

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

    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.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Supplice — Steam game cover

    Supplice

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

    Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 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 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 →