Single-player games like Borrowhelen
Below are 12 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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Bolsheviktion 2: Yurovsky's Revenge
Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borrowhelen.
Whites in chaos. A kidnapped royal son. One man to save the Empire. In this explosive sequel to Bolsheviktion 3D, journey across war-torn Russia in hot pursuit of your son's kidnappers, killing as many Bolsheviks as you can along the way. A software rendered boomer shooter - the old fashioned way.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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HERETIC
Single-player alternative to Borrowhelen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Borrowhelen.
Faith remains, even after the gods are dead. Branded a heretic, you must explore perilous sanctuaries to uncover a forgotten truth. Master ever-changing battles, craft powerful item and skill synergies, and overcome relentless foes in this dark fantasy roguelite action RPG.
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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?