Single-player games like Have a Nice Death
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Have a Nice Death, 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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Blade of the Netherworld
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Blade of the Netherworld is a fast-paced 2D Roguelite platformer. Don divine masks as a Yin-Yang Enforcer, slashing through the underworld to defeat gods, demons, and spirits. Combine a variety of items, master combat skills, and create limitless, high-speed carnage with a free-form action system.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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Cursorblade
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!
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Cryptical Path
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
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Super Psycho Baseball
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Have a Nice Death.
Welcome to Super Psycho Baseball, a sadistic home-run hitting roguelike in which you try to conquer a gang of pitch-slinging bosses, each more psychotic than the last. Come face five fully-realized pitchers, rack up powerups, and reach the top!
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Hades II
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
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Spiritfall
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Have a Nice Death.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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Mousey Mick
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Mousey Mick is a 2D Platformer developed by Jackrifleman. In Mousey Mick, you run, jump, wall-jump, dodge and dash your way through various worlds and their stages.
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Unruly Heroes
Single-player alternative to Have a Nice Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.