Single-player games like Rescuer
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Rescuer, 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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Defensive Measures
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Defensive Measures is an FPS/Tower Defense Hybrid game. Deal with your enemies first hand or let your turrets do the talking while you sit back and enjoy the show.
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We Need To Cook - Drug Empire Simulator
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
We need to cook! You are a drug-designing genius, living a bland existence in a middle-class neighborhood in Utah. You decide you want more out of life, so you buy a beat-up RV, drive it into the desert, and cook drugs. Make immense profits! (Made by one dude, hope you enjoy)
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The Killer
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Dominic, an assassin is hired to kill a farmer who is fighting over land with a wealthy local man, in the middle of your mission someone notices something strange and calls the police, so Dominic must face the cops to get out of the place without getting caught.
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The Memological Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
The Memological Dungeon is a voxel-based 3D adventure. Forget about robes and swords — shoot magic at monsters with your bare hands (well, almost)! A fun journey filled with traps, meme treasures, and quirky enemies
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Ma3
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
you play as Mahi and ma3 to save the peoples from bad peoples. when you mahi you live a normal life but, if you are ma3 then you will be the people's lifesaver.
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StellarPlans
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rescuer.
StellarPlans is a VR adventure shooter where you play as a human or Warcraft creature, experiencing different worlds. With advanced tech and lethal weapons, battle human armies, machines, beasts, and aliens to uncover the StellarPlans and Sky City's secrets.
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Endless Furry Killer 2020
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Endless Furry Killer 2020 is the game that lets you kill furries endlessly! Shoot furries in a endless 2D top down action packed adventure! Fun for the whole family!
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Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
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Explosiver
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
In Explosiver you will live a story with many bullets and explosions, controlling William. You'll be able to play in first person or third person, and you'll have several weapons to help you in the main objective, besides, of course, a special ability that can be used by the protagonist.
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Combatant
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
In Combatant you will live the story of Alfie, a sharpshooter hired by a rich businessman. Alfie is tasked with recovering some data stolen by a competitor of a technology company, and for that there will be many challenges.
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The Thief
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Bradley, an experienced thief aims to achieve his greatest personal goal, to rob an entire village. And then he goes to a military village in order to steal some items that are there. However, it will not be an easy task, given that there are several armed soldiers guarding the perimeter.
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Obsessive Revenge
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
After Mike's brother is arrested, victim of false accusations, Mike discovers that Jonathan was responsible for his brother's arrest, and so decides to kill him on a government ranch, where several government agents belonging to the witness protection service are.
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The President
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
The secret service discovers that a group of gunmen wants to kill the president, so they send Paul to investigate the area. Upon arriving in the area, Paul must send the information to the secret service and eliminate the men who are there.
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Agent 01
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Laura, the daughter of a renowned businessman, hires Markz to rescue her father from a kidnapping. Markz then discovers the captivity location and devises a strategy to safely rescue the businessman.
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Hacker Man
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Joe, an experienced programmer at a reputable technology company, is fired by a director of the company, after having a romantic relationship with the director's wife. Very angry about the situation, Joe starts studying hacking, to get revenge for his firing.
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Spyer
Single-player alternative to Rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Rescuer.
Denny, a government spy, is assigned to investigate a remote area where there is supposed to be a terrorist group. Upon arriving at the scene, Denny comes across several armed individuals, and finds possibly the largest base of the terrorist group.