Single-player games like (square)
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to (square), 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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Breeding Grounds
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Breeding Grounds is an old school style pure dungeon crawler. Search for power-ups throughout the maze-like levels as you shoot your way through enemies. Defeat the final boss before your health runs out!
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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Livelock
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
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Tower 57
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
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It came from space and ate our brains
Single-player alternative to (square) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!