Single-player games like Samurai Survivors
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Samurai Survivors, 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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Binding of Elements
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
In this action-rougelike game you'll have to survive waves of monsters and fight against bosses. You'll be able to combine different elements to get unique abilities and arm yourself against the challenges. Choose from a variety of upgrades and improve your character or abilities.
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Time Wasters
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
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X Invader
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
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Shape Shifter: Formations
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
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ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
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Army of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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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Larva Mortus
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
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It Has My Face
Single-player alternative to Samurai Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
IT HAS YOUR FACE. Now it wants your life. Hide, seek, and try to kill your clone in this deceptively simple first-person horror roguelite.