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Single-player games like A Contusion

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A Contusion, 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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    KaveXplorer — Steam game cover

    KaveXplorer

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    KaveXplorer is a top-down bullet hell dungeon crawler following a group of Xplorers seeking for the universe crystal.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Teleglitch: Die More Edition — Steam game cover

    Teleglitch: Die More Edition

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

    2013ActionIndie3.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ATOMINE — Steam game cover

    ATOMINE

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SYNTHETIK 2 — Steam game cover

    SYNTHETIK 2

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!

    2021ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Immortal Redneck — Steam game cover

    Immortal Redneck

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.

    2017ActionIndie19.95 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Sundown — Steam game cover

    Neon Sundown

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower of Guns — Steam game cover

    Tower of Guns

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blacksea Odyssey — Steam game cover

    Blacksea Odyssey

    Single-player alternative to A Contusion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A Contusion.

    Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →