Single-player games like Swarmcade
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Swarmcade, 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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Twilight Survivors
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
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Gunlocked
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
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Elemental Survivors
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Grind, die, upgrade, repeat in this auto-attacking roguelite/RPG! Transform into an enemy-blender with your fave attacks made devastating with equipment, party members, and elemental evolutions. Survive to earn gems to unlock areas, permanent upgrades, characters, and god-like summons.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Runic Survivor
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Combine Runes to craft unique spells! Survive the endless hordes of monsters as you work to break the four Runic seals! Runic is a casual horde shooter with rogue-lite elements and a charming retro aesthetic.
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Nova Drift
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
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Scarlet Tower
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
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Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
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Death Must Die
Single-player alternative to Swarmcade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swarmcade.
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.