Single-player games like The Chaos Engine
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Chaos Engine, 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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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
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LA Cops
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
LA Cops is a fast, action packed 3D top down shooter set to a theme of 70s Cops in LA trying to do a tough job in a tough town.
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Project Warlock
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
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Tower 57
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Assassin's Creed® Syndicate
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
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Gigantic: Rampage Edition
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
GO GIGANTIC! THE UNIQUE MOBA HERO SHOOTER RETURNS!
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428: Shibuya Scramble
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
Take control of SNK’s most iconic female characters and battle it out in this crazy tag fighting game featuring a plethora of cute costumes and accessories! With one button special moves and a deep but simplified combo system this is a great game for fighting game fans and newcomers alike!
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Deadlight: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to The Chaos Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Chaos Engine.
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.