Single-player games like House of Pain
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to House of Pain, 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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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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Slain: Back from Hell
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with House of Pain.
Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.
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Draw Slasher
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Draw Slasher is the unique demanding and dynamic action packed beat'em up you need only a mouse to play. Cut, slice, snip, sever, chop, shear and trim hordes of Pirate Monkey Zombies™.
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Streets of Red : Devil's Dare Deluxe
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Welcome to Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe, the permadeath multiplayer horror beat'em up that bestows players with the skills of retro gaming heroes in a fight against a legion of undead monstrosities. The chills, thrills, bills, and opportunity to learn new skills won't stop until every street runs red with blood!
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Final Exam
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of monstrous creatures.
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Shank 2
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...
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Abyss Odyssey
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
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Best Buds vs Bad Guys
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
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Machine Gun Fury
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
When tyranny takes control… someone has to pull the trigger. Machine Gun Fury brings back the golden age of arcade military shooters with pure reflex-driven carnage — no cover, no excuses. It’s you, your grenades, and pure run-and-gun chaos. No mercy. Lock and load, soldier!
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Robo50
Single-player alternative to House of Pain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with House of Pain.
Robo50 is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter. Equip the mechanised Robo50 body armour and administer excessive force to eliminate the criminal scourge and clean up the streets. Destroy gang hideouts and weapon stores, track down the criminal kingpin’s lair and unleash an armoury of enhanced weapons.