Single-player games like Army of Ruin
Below are 24 single-player Steam games similar to Army of Ruin, 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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Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
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Time Wasters
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
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Larva Mortus
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
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FatalZone
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
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Stellar Interface
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Army of Ruin.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Megabonk
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Army of Ruin.
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
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Soulstone Survivors
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Army of Ruin.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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Stonehearth
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Army of Ruin.
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
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Picayune Dreams
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Army of Ruin.
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
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Farm Together
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Army of Ruin.
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
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Farm Together 2
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Army of Ruin.
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
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White Noise 2
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!
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Ziggurat 2
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
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Little Racers STREET
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Army of Ruin.
Little Racers STREET fuses the fun-oriented simplicity of top-down racing games with the excitement of street racing, and the results couldn't be better!
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White Noise Online
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Army of Ruin.
A fully cooperative horror experience like never before! On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?
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Pharaonic
Single-player alternative to Army of Ruin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Army of Ruin.
Embark on a journey of exploration and violence in the Two Lands of Egypt with Pharaonic! This unforgiving Combat RPG features an streamlined and challenging combat system that will keep you on your toes while fighting for your life!