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Single-player games like Deep Nest

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deep Nest, 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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    Dragon Kings — Steam game cover

    Dragon Kings

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

    Dragon Kings is a top down action rogue-lite shooter. Power up weapons and drones and annihilate hoards of dragons and dinosaurs.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RAGMONTON ENDLESS for save indie game — Steam game cover

    RAGMONTON ENDLESS for save indie game

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

    Physics-Based Ragdoll Roguelike up to 4 players with Endless action to survive > Get items and discover powerful transformations to increase your power to survive the invading alien horde and save indie games.

    2025Action1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kuiper Belt Survivor — Steam game cover

    Kuiper Belt Survivor

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

    Kuiper belt survivor is an arcade style bullet heaven, where every run is endless. It brings a unique spin to the bullet heaven genre by making every part of the players weapon arsenal customizable with well over 10,000 unique weapons to build, and unique stats for every enemy.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void Scrappers — Steam game cover

    Void Scrappers

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

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

    2022Action3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyberwar: Neon City — Steam game cover

    Cyberwar: Neon City

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

    Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NIMRODS — Steam game cover

    NIMRODS

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

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Genome Guardian — Steam game cover

    Genome Guardian

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

    COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

    2024ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SULFUR — Steam game cover

    SULFUR

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

    SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →