Single-player games like Death Must Die
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Death Must Die, 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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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
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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Conquest Dark
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Experience an ARPG's rapid ascension to power in minutes, packed with savage, survivors-like action and devastating sword & sorcery combat. Perfect your builds through Dark Ritual runs that will decide humanity's future as you battle endless hordes across haunting ruins and cursed kingdoms.
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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
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Hades II
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
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Path of Exile 2
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Death Must Die.
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
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Dragon Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
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God Of Weapons
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
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SWORN
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like. Explore and reclaim a fallen Camelot from the reign of a corrupted Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Death Must Die.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Spellbook Demonslayers
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Death Must Die.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Kamifuda
Single-player alternative to Death Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death Must Die.
Master the eldritch art of Kamifuda—channeling long dead powers within arcane cards—in this visual novel and deck builder game.