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Single-player games like GLUM

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to GLUM, 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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    Sugar OVERDRIVE — Steam game cover

    Sugar OVERDRIVE

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    Slash and combo your way through hordes of sugar monsters in this first person melee game set in a candy city! Inspired by fast-paced FPS and Character Action games, swap weapons on the fly to extend your combos and heal from those combos. in Sugar OVERDRIVE, you combo or you DIE.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ULTRAKILL — Steam game cover

    ULTRAKILL

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghoul Fright — Steam game cover

    Ghoul Fright

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    Ghoul Fright is a physics based action-packed FPS Survival Beat em up with a 90/2000s cartoon vibe, fight dangerous Ghouls as you cause destruction and chaos in your way while hell unleashes in heated Ghoul waves.¿Ready to Fright?

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation — Steam game cover

    Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebel Engine — Steam game cover

    Rebel Engine

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    Rebel Engine mixes the stylish combat of a Hack n' Slash with the speed and gunplay of a '90s FPS in a unique, fast-paced action game. Combine gunshots with melee attacks to create devastating combos! Lead the rebellion against the Concrete megacorporation and liberate all of robot-kind!

    2025ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stop Dead — Steam game cover

    Stop Dead

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    A rogue AI is hell-bent on destroying its creators and has swept you up in its plans. Use your superhuman abilities to run, jump, slide, and pull hundreds of objects as projectile weapons to blast everything in your path in this funny and chaotic first-person telekinetic brawler, STOP DEAD.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyberpunk SFX — Steam game cover

    Cyberpunk SFX

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    What can be more spectacular than a girl armed with rockets and a sense of humor? Yes, she is about to start solving the problems of the 21st century. And if you want to make sure she doesn’t create a few new ones, you’ll have to show her the way.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REAVER — Steam game cover

    REAVER

    Single-player alternative to GLUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GLUM.

    REAVER is an ultra-fast-paced FPS that endows you with the mobility and weapon mechanics to reave through arenas of killer machines with grace and efficiency. Push the boundaries of speed and style in this next-gen movement-shooter.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →