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Single-player games like Through the Kill Screen

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Through the Kill Screen, 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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    The Adventures of Badgersaw Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    The Adventures of Badgersaw Chapter 1

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Through the Kill Screen.

    The Adventures of Badgersaw is a darkly comedic adventure RPG featuring dry British banter, absurd monsters, and personality-driven combat. Slap your teammates to restore MP, solve adventure-style puzzles, and try to escape an alien cave where nothing makes sense.

    2025AdventureRPG8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Come Home Until You Save The World — Steam game cover

    Don't Come Home Until You Save The World

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    All you want to do is stay home in your quiet village town, but you can't. You have to embark on a journey to save the world...because you're the chosen one. Hm? Chosen by who? That's not important right now. What do you mean, "Do you have to?" YES, you have to. Stop asking questions, just go!

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Adventures of Crackhead Jack: Overdose Edition — Steam game cover

    The Adventures of Crackhead Jack: Overdose Edition

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    You are Jack, out on a mind-altering quest for crack. Reimagined and updated for Steam, Overdose Edition hopes to satisfy and surprise. Run into new enemies, explore new areas, fight intense turn based battles, and deliver sketchy items to weird people.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WrestleQuest — Steam game cover

    WrestleQuest

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Celestine — Steam game cover

    Celestine

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    Celestine, by the makers of Final Battle, features an enthralling story with many twists and turns, and a gameplay to satisfy the itch of RPG players. It is a must-have for fans of the old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Damned Daniel — Steam game cover

    Damned Daniel

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    The story of a failing business and its owner desperate to pull it out of the gutter. Even if that means turning to an unknown, sinister figure with an even more sinister book. Follow Daniel through shady adventures, battle monsters in turn based combat, and watch as his conscience ebbs away...

    2018IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Twisted Tale — Steam game cover

    A Twisted Tale

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]

    2024IndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots — Steam game cover

    The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.

    You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…

    2026IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    New Tricks for Old Gods — Steam game cover

    New Tricks for Old Gods

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.

    A visual novel set in a cyberpunk-dystopian world inspired by 'Choose Your Own Adventure' stories. You decide where your adventure will take you. Will you escape the oppressive technocracy of a nightmare future, or fall victim to the tyrannous regime of the Grey Authority?

    2019IndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Green: An Orc's Life — Steam game cover

    Green: An Orc's Life

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Through the Kill Screen.

    A life-simulation card-swiper. Grow an orc. Pilot it through a life of pillage, plunder and gluttony. Build up your horde, become filthy-rich with loot, even become a god!

    2020StrategyAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shattering Obsidian — Steam game cover

    Shattering Obsidian

    Single-player alternative to Through the Kill Screen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Through the Kill Screen.

    An RPG inspired by the classics, and based upon a series of published stories. A deep, character-driven adventure, in a Fantasy-Steampunk world of betrayal and intrigue.

    2020RPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →