Single-player games like Sad Ghouls
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Sad Ghouls, 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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Gates of Hell
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Gates of Hell is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you must battle through relentless waves of Demonic terror!
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Void Daggers
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
One touch kills you. Your timer is your score. Neon wireframe horrors swarm from infinite darkness. Shatter them, harvest their essence, forge your daggers through 5 tiers of devastation. Bunny hop the void. Dagger jump to survive. Prove your skill on Steam leaderboards. For fans of Devil Daggers.
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It Consumes
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sad Ghouls.
It Consumes is a frantic arena shooter that takes place in the dark. See by beating your heart to reveal your foes. Choose your preferred playstyle with both roguelite and classic modes, or use the extensive custom games editor to create your own game modes with unique rules and modifiers.
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Machinicide
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Machinicide is a boomer shooter with imm sim and bullet hell elements. Reduce all evil robots to scraps with a huge arsenal of futuristic weapons and abilities, such as telekinesis, changing of gravity and many more.
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Shoot & Neon
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Survive, level up, and dominate the arena in Shoot & Neon, a fast-paced multiplayer FPS bursting with neon lights, endless waves, and powerful upgrades. Gear up for chaotic action!
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Swarmlake
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
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CrimSaw
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
RIP. THEIR. HEADS. OFF. CrimSaw is a small, fast-paced, and deadly arena FPS with a ‘spin’. You can’t jump and only armed with a badass weapon. Charge, launch and recall your sawblade to slice up endless hordes of demons into pieces. Survive as long as you can and climb up the global leaderboard!
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Devil Daggers
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
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Cube-Field+
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Inspired by the classic browser game. Race through a 3D field of cubes in Cube-Field+, a fast-paced endless runner with incremental mechanics. Upgrade your vessel, unlock powerful abilities, and push further with each run in a hypnotic loop of speed, precision, and progress.
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Dig For Your Lives
Single-player alternative to Sad Ghouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.
Dig for resources, upgrade your gear and defend your gate against relentless zombie hordes as you uncover the mystery hidden beneath the world. Play solo or with up to 4 players.