Single-player games like Mental Salvo
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mental Salvo, 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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Backrooms: Liminal Tether
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mental Salvo.
Explore the seemingly endless shifting expanse of the Backrooms in this isometric pixel-style liminal horror game. Discover and research anomalies, and upgrade your tether to delve deeper into the unknown.
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HitTube
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mental Salvo.
HitTube is an open-world roguelike looter shooter. You're a post-apocalyptic video blogger who fights for donations while streaming your survival. Shoot, loot, trade and use magical cards to gain superpowers in a procedurally generated world!
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INFERIUS
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mental Salvo.
Descend through nine dominions of Hell in a first-person horror roguelike deckbuilder. Wield Major Arcana tarot cards, upgrade your deck between deaths, use your lantern to survive the dark, and defeat each ruler before your sanity breaks.
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Death In Your Dice
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mental Salvo.
Roll the dice… or cities die. Learn lethal rules, twist outcomes, accept the cost. One bad throw calls the bombs. Win to delay death. Lose to become a murderer. Every choice reshapes your ending. Fate is loaded. Your turn is encoded?
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DROSS
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mental Salvo.
DROSS is a procedurally Generated FPS, set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs. Explore, collect powerful weapons and equipment, to upgrade your gear and fight the Dross.
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Forty-Niner
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mental Salvo.
Immerse yourself in a survival and exploration game set in a procedural Wild West world. Choose your role, and set out to prove your legend on the frontier by building, mining, and battling alone or with friends.
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The Element Of
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mental Salvo.
The Element Of is an element bending roguelite dungeon crawler set in a strange fantasy world. Choose from a variety of elements all with their unique playstyles to fight through floors of enemies and gain rewards that make you and your element stronger.
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16 Cyber-Personalities: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Mental Salvo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mental Salvo.
Inspired by MBTI, this is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter roguelite where your inner world becomes the battleground. Harness the power of four elemental sprites to fend off the sinister forces lurking in your mind. No matter what your personalities are, you can conquer your darkest thoughts!