Single-player games like RECURSOR
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to RECURSOR, 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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Cat-Astrophy
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
Cat-Astrophy is a fast-paced Action Roguelite that combines frantic combat, precision platforming and unique builds across procedurally generated planets. Every run offers new ways to play, death is permanent. Can you survive the cat-astrophe?
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GODSCALE
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
GODSCALE is a 2D pixel art action roguelike set in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Face monsters, deadly traps, and powerful curses while managing blades, spells, and artifacts. Upgrade abilities in the Book of the Dead, collect Ankh tokens, and master the crypt to claim the gods' power.
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A.V.E.N.A.
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
Pilot disposable combat drones through the Primal Portal in a sci-fi action roguelike. Customize your drone, fight through various missions, recover research data and alien technology to enhance your drone setup for the next session.
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Kill All Clankers
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
Kill All Clankers is a fast paced 2D Platformer Rogue-lite with Bullet Heaven and Twin Stick Shooter mechanics. You play as agents of the Prohuman Revolutionary Movement. Your objective is to survive multiple levels for 30 minutes and free humanity from a tyrannical AI surveillance state.
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Crescent Break
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
Blast apart robots and learn to survive in this unpredictable and risky roguelite platformer. Augment your cyborg suit for ridiculous synergies, destroy the level itself, and make strategic trade-offs... keep trying... and learn to overcome the deadly surprises that await!
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COLD BOOT
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
COLD BOOT is a 2D roguelite game blending platforming with fast-paced slashing. In procedurally generated levels, players rely on quick reflexes and smart strategies to evade attacks and traps while defeating enemies. It only takes one hit for the player to kill or be killed.
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RAKHEM
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
RAKHEM is an action platformer roguelite where you decide the enemies you have to face! Collect treasure to progress throughout each of the game's varied areas, choosing between the many different upgrades and foes available at your disposal, as well as spending cash on useful permanent upgrades!
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GU Fighters
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
GU Fighters is an action roguelike where you unlock and upgrade new abilities after every round of combat. Play with up to 4 players locally or online to create your own unique build and be the first to win, or go solo/co-op to traverse varying environments and defeat hordes of enemies.
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ENTROPOLY
Single-player alternative to RECURSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RECURSOR.
A time-trial platformer inspired by platform fighters. Wavedash into the psychedelic realms of the elements and help Poly fight chaos to restore balance.