Single-player games like Earl vs. the Mutants
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Earl vs. the Mutants, 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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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
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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Survivors of the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
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Champion Shift
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Earl vs. the Mutants.
Unleash mighty Champions in this thrilling co-op bullet heaven. Shift into battle, create builds with unique abilities, and battle endless enemies to stop the Dominion's path of conquest. Rev through high octane missions, conquer epic bosses, and become an absolute legend!
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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
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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God's Trigger
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Earl vs. the Mutants.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
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Atomicrops
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Earl vs. the Mutants.
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
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Airships: Lost Flotilla
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Earl vs. the Mutants.
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
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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Brotato
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Earl vs. the Mutants.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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20 Minutes Till Dawn
Single-player alternative to Earl vs. the Mutants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Earl vs. the Mutants.
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?