Single-player games like Forest Fire
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Forest Fire, 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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Grim Horde
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
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I Hate Running Backwards
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
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Good Robot
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
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Terror of Hemasaurus
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.
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Fictorum
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Fictorum is an action RPG featuring destructible environments, a procedural node-based world map, and dynamic magic shaping.
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Beyond the Long Night
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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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CRYPTARK
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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Rogue Star Rescue
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
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Sandbox Skyline
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build impressive skyscrapers pixel-by-pixel, and protect them from the harsh realities of nature. Each pixel is physically simulated to interact with earthquakes, firestorms, blizzards, and tsunamis. Protect your skyline and expand your territory in this relaxing (yet challenging) sandbox builder.
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Infest
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Infest is a roguelike deckbuilder where every pixel on the battlefield can burn, freeze, corrode, shock, and melt. Carefully craft your deck and deploy cards to alter the environment, buff your stats, and unleash stunning pixel-by-pixel damage upon your enemies!
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Repterra
Single-player alternative to Forest Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the world for humanity.