Single-player games like Run and Gun
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Run and Gun, 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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Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Run and Gun.
Join the race for Ether! Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers is a fast-paced, roguelite, bullet heaven game in a sci-fi setting. Choose your pilots, customize and upgrade your Mecha Robots, and survive against endless swarms of Xeni. Will you survive long enough?
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Mechanophagia
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Run and Gun.
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
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Earl vs. the Mutants
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Run and Gun.
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
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Starward Rogue
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Run and Gun.
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
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ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Run and Gun.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
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Time Treker
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Run and Gun.
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
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Shape Shifter: Formations
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Run and Gun.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
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Crafty Survivors
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Run and Gun.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
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Jump Journey
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Run and Gun.
Jump Journey is a rogelike 2d side scrolling platformer. Avoid obstacles in this fast-paced game, where the movement never stops. Get gems to unlock upgrades for each run. Play enough runs and you can get permanent upgrades. Each level plays a bit differently, learn to master them all.
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5 Days
Single-player alternative to Run and Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Run and Gun.
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.