Single-player games like Burst Hero
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Burst Hero, 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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Demons are coming!
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
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Kill the Reaper
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
Grim Reaper's perfect vacations was interrupted. Zombies wants revenge and now all hell breaks loose. Hold back armies of the dead and find out, how long does it take to Kill the Reaper?
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Radio Free Europa
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
A top-down 2.5D Arcade Spaceship shooter Roguelike. Multiple playable ships, each with different characteristics and weapons. Salvage weapons and upgrades from defeated enemies. Each sector brings unique enemies, bosses, and upgrades. Can you make it all the way back to Earth?
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Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
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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Gunslinger Express
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
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SHPR
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
SHPR is an arena survival roguelike in which you have to buy items while creating amazing builds and synergies that will help you defeat enemies and bosses to be able to pass to the next stages.
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NIMRODS
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
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Time Treker
Single-player alternative to Burst Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Burst Hero.
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!