Single-player games like Descentium
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Descentium, 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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Eldritch
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
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Berserk Mode
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
Berserk Mode is a visceral time-attack fantasy rogue-lite. Become the Berserker and wade into a dungeon battlefield swarming with monsters. Unleash the absurd power of your Beast in a storm of blood and gibs. Prepare to enter Berserk Mode.
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Crawling Lab
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descentium.
Stock up on ammo, upgrade your guns, defeat the Crawling Queen's minions and escape the lab.
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Gatekeeper
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces. Play solo or in 4-player co-op and become the next Gatekeeper!
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
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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Immortal Redneck
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
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.
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Heavy Bullets
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
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Tower of Guns
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
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).
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Hover Havoc
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Descentium.
Grab 3 friends, 4 controllers and pick your craft... then battle, bump and bounce opponents into ‘hoverific’ submission! A fun fueled pickup 'n play party game; drift through a multitude of arenas in a blur of hover-fueled rampage!
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Flux8
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Descentium.
As a sentient magnet, enslaved in a factory, you have two options: work or be terminated! However, not all magnets are born to work. Some dream of freedom and choose to rebel. There’s a whole wide world waiting just outside those factory doors… you must remain positive!
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Coin-Op Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Descentium.
Coin-Op Kingdom is a brand new Arcade Tycoon game in a world dominated by anthropomorphic animals. Create your own arcade and customize it to your desires. With dozens of unique arcades to place, and a dynamic event system to keep things fresh, can you become the king of the arcade jungle?
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Little Awesome Dudes
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Descentium.
Experience life living in your mom’s basement, if you aren’t already! Step into LADS, build a tabletop colony, promote capitalism and defeat spooky enemies!
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FRAWL
Single-player alternative to Descentium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Descentium.
FRAWL is an action-packed, party brawler, grab up to 3 friends and battle it out as magical frogs to see who hops out on top.