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Single-player games like Borrowhelen

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Borrowhelen, 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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    Heretic + Hexen — Steam game cover

    Heretic + Hexen

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Warlock — Steam game cover

    Project Warlock

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Borrowhelen.

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

    2018ActionIndie12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood™ Fresh Supply — Steam game cover

    Blood™ Fresh Supply

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.

    2019ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arthurian Legends — Steam game cover

    Arthurian Legends

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Borrowhelen.

    Arthurian Legends is a medieval first person action game set in the land of Albion during a time of myth and legend. Battle hordes of Saxons, demonic beasts, the undead and worse in thy quest to save Albion from The Masters of the Old Religion.

    2021ActionIndie11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood: One Unit Whole Blood — Steam game cover

    Blood: One Unit Whole Blood

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!

    2014ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexen: Beyond Heretic — Steam game cover

    Hexen: Beyond Heretic

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    While the Sidhe elf Corvus battled the evil forces of D'Sparil, the remaining Serpent Riders were busy corrupting other dimensions. As a Warrior, Mage, or Cleric, you must defend your realm of Cronos from the second Serpent Rider known as Korax.

    2007ActionDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phantom Fury — Steam game cover

    Phantom Fury

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Borrowhelen.

    Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.

    2024ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold — Steam game cover

    Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!

    2015Action1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOM — Steam game cover

    DOOM

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood Red — Steam game cover

    Blood Red

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Borrowhelen.

    Blood Red is a co-op survival horror game that can be played with 1-4 players. Figure out the demon and banish it using your special demon hunting kit!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Belongings — Steam game cover

    Belongings

    Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Borrowhelen.

    Belongings is a Point & Click adventure game. Dispose of the belongings of Jennifers late spouse Marion. Jennifer must contend with her own memories, and have to face hard truths she might not want to know. Do you wish to step into the bitter future, or stay in the sweet past?

    2020IndieAdventure10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →