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Single-player games like Nightshift Survival

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Nightshift Survival, 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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    Plains of Havoc — Steam game cover

    Plains of Havoc

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Decimate endless hordes of enemies across the nine realms of Yggdrasil for eternal glory! Plains of Havoc is a fierce 2D top-down roguelite set in the Viking afterlife in which you fight for your rightful place on the global leaderboards.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Achilles: Survivor — Steam game cover

    Achilles: Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nightshift Survival.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Duriano — Steam game cover

    Duriano

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Duriano is a top-down arena shooting Slasher roguelite game where the player will be a hero durian of the norse wielding a weapon to fight upon a god of norse mythology. From different weapons, Durian hero, God’s trail, items will lead the player to create a build and defeat all gods of asgard.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angelstruck — Steam game cover

    Angelstruck

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halls of Torment — Steam game cover

    Halls of Torment

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    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?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Name Was Fire — Steam game cover

    Her Name Was Fire

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

    2022ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spell Defender — Steam game cover

    Spell Defender

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Spell Defender is a 3D, Third-Person, wave defence, survival Roguelite. Use magical powers to defeat waves of enemies. Each wave rewards you with a choice of a new power. Find synergies and combine these powers to create the ultimate defender.

    2022ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Extremely Powerful Capybaras — Steam game cover

    Extremely Powerful Capybaras

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!

    2023ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POPAPOM — Steam game cover

    POPAPOM

    Single-player alternative to Nightshift Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightshift Survival.

    A fast-paced action platformer roguelite with frantic combat, hundreds of modifying items, and dangerously charismatic monsters in the best arcade arena style. It’s time to make a POPAPOM!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →