Single-player games like Project Malice
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Project Malice, 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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Tiny Chaos
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Step into a pandemonium world in Tiny Chaos, a bullet heaven survival game that will test your wits, reflexes, and endurance. Face relentless hordes of enemies, explore vibrant stages, and unlock the full potential of your characters in this chaotic journey to survive against all odds.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Solace Inc.
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
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Maze Blaze
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Maze Blaze is filled with endless possibilities. Lock and load, then enter at your own peril.
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Tarantula Virus
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Tarantula Virus is a randomly generated roguelike topdownshooter in a sci-fi style with a lot of items and enemies. Upgrade items unlock new characters find allies and defeat powerful enemies and bosses.
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Magic Venue
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project Malice.
Defeat waves of enemies drawn to your powers! Grow stronger and travel between worlds and dimensions! Magic Venue is an action roguelike game where you battle enemies, build your skill deck, devise strategies, get defeated, but always come back stronger!
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Voidigo
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Roseblight
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Roseblight is an RPG about a gardener with a dark secret and a visitor from the cosmos. Explore the wild, challenge foes, recruit allies, and embrace your chains in an unforgiving world plagued with malice and destruction.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Aestheta
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Malice.
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
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Buckler 2
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Malice.
BUCKLER 2 is a retro-styled roguelite platformer that tells a story about love, hate, and everything in between. Join Venice and his friends as they embark on an epic adventure across Sector Omega, an unfamiliar world filled with enemies, allies, hazards, and more!
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AploVVare Collection
Single-player alternative to Project Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Malice.
You found an old game console along with some games at a garage sale. You remember playing these as a kid, and couldn't resist getting it. Maybe you could give them a whirl, just for old time's sake?