Single-player games like Gold Rush
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Gold Rush, 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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Crazy Prisoner
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gold Rush.
Crazy Prisoner - is a simple 2D horror game with elements of survival, in which you will play as an escaped prisoner named Joel.
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My name is human
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
My name is human - is the simplest visual novel where you will have to make destiny decisions playing as a robot.
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LONER
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
This is a story about one student Aline who sincerely believes and dreams to prove everyone - aliens exist. But all that she gets is insults of her mates that don’t take her seriously.
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Detective Story: Reporter
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Detective Story: Reporter - is an exciting 2D quest game with horror elements. It is about a reporter girl called Emma.
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Virus ON
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Virus ON - is a colourful 2D platformer with the simplest gameplay where you have to do various levels playing as a monster saving the world by eating tasty molecules.
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The Illuminati Simulator
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Survive your initiation ritual, inside a massive Masonic temple. Survive deadly trials, uncover hidden symbols, and climb floor by floor toward the top of the lodge. Choose your character, unlock secret scenarios, and prove you are worthy to join the Illuminati and claim world power.
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Broken Spell 2
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gold Rush.
Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.
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Glider Sim Lite – Soaring Simulator
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Gold Rush.
The sky is yours. Fly hang gliders, paragliders, paramotors, speed-wings, and ultralight trikes across the entire globe - powered by real Google Earth terrain. Tune the weather, fly solo or with friends, and experience flight the way it actually feels.
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Prison Wars
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Prison Wars - is a hardcore 3D shooter where you play a prisoner Floyd.
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CATACOMBS: The Beginning
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Catacombs: The Beginning - is an excellent 3D shooter where you have to survive in the catacombs overfull of various monsters.
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UNRESTRAINED
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
UNRESTRAINED - is a great 3D horror game in which you have to survive in a mental hospital, playing as a reporter named Carl.
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Taste of War
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
Taste of War - is a hardcore 3D shooter with surviving elements where you play as the last survived soldier against different Kiborgs.
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The Last Hike
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
The Last Hike - is an excellent 2D adventure game, with elements of survival, in which you need to resist the ancient evil, playing as a knight named Richard.
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INVASION
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
INVASION - is the simplest 3D shooter with surviving elements in which you must survive on an unknown planet.
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THE CURE
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
THE CURE - is a hardcore 3D shooter with surviving elements where you must survive in zombie apocalypse.
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GHOST HUNTER
Single-player alternative to Gold Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gold Rush.
GHOST HUNTER - is the simplest 3D shooter with horror elements where you will have to fight with different ghosts!