Single-player games like When the Light Dies
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to When the Light Dies, 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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Chromocide: Prism of Sin
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Shoot, shift color and race against the darkness in this short-run psychedelic action roguelite. Level up in color-specific ways as you span the visible spectrum and beyond. Will you atone for your sin?
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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
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FuryDough
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
🍩🔥🤪 Madness meets donuts! Smash Dough Mixers, outgun wild foes, and brave endless mazes in a roguelite rampage!
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Earl vs. the Mutants
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
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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Horde Hunters
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
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Her Name Was Fire
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
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ATOMINE
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
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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Graveyard Gunslingers
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
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Hired 2 Die
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
A 1-4 player co-op survival horror where the horror begins when the shift starts. Clean, organize, and contain dangerous creatures using CCTV, motion sensors, and more. Earn your paycheck, upgrade your tools, and capture them. New game mode available!
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Gravity Heroes
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
Gravity Heroes is a fast paced, chaotically beautiful 2D platform shooter, fuelled by retro arcade nostalgia with an electrifying soundtrack and popping pixel art style. Enjoy an action-packed, gravity-shifting solo campaign, or local multiplayer madness for up to four friends.
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Gravitational
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Gravitational is a VR experience that takes place in an upward future, where gravitational technology is being discovered. Experience Sebastian, a scientist in the apex of collapse inside Gravicorp’s facilities, overcoming not only challenges on your way but also your traumas.
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Moonlight Motel
Single-player alternative to When the Light Dies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Light Dies.
A distant motel. A string of murders. Use your wits to investigate a series of unexplained deaths in this murder mystery job simulator. Welcome to the Moonlight Motel.