Single-player games like Bolt Action
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Bolt Action, 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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Too Many Zombies!
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
Survive the zombie world with your colleague. It's pretty simple. Shoot, build and craft. That's it! The most important thing to survive is cooperation. Probably.
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Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
Exterminate zombies in style with up to 4 players in this action packed co-op top-down shooter.
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Hexapoda
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
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Ra Ra BOOM
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
Grab friends or family for a colorful co-op brawler. Easy to pick up and full of frantic fun, Ra Ra BOOM has you bashing bots, blasting baddies, and laughing together in 4-player local co-op. It’s got retro roots with a modern arcade spirit.
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PROMIZED LAND: Outer Town 2025
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
PL:OT 2025 is a third-person shooter horror survival simulator where you will experience terror while exploring an infected city, alone or with your closest person.
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Bullets & Brains
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
Bullets & Brains is an adrenaline-pumping arcade top-down 3D shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by brain-hungry hordes of zombies. Prepare yourself for an intense battle against the never-ending onslaught of the undead.
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Jetpack Kiwi
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Bolt Action.
Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!
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Welcome to the Polyverse
Single-player alternative to Bolt Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.
Robert Kane, convinced he is living in a simulation, will do anything he has to in order to get out. He must stop at nothing to unlock the secrets of this world and accomplish his goal.