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Single-player games like Strange Survivors

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Strange Survivors, 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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    Novi Blaster — Steam game cover

    Novi Blaster

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1000 Seconds — Steam game cover

    1000 Seconds

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    1000 Seconds is a roguelike – Defeat enemies, gather resources, and upgrade your orb to escape the temporal limbo, but you only have 1000 seconds to reach the end, so be as fast as possible.

    2025ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Kill The Cute — Steam game cover

    Kill The Cute

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Slaughter the adorable without mercy! Choose your fighter, harvest souls, and forge devastating skill builds. Upgrade, adapt, and unleash pure chaos in this fast-paced 2D action frenzy.

    2024ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Survivors — Steam game cover

    Rogue Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Rogue Survivor is a casual top-down shooter game where you try to survive as long as enemy waves finishes. Choose different heroes and different skills to make better builds.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot — Steam game cover

    Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Larva Mortus — Steam game cover

    Larva Mortus

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Strange Survivors.

    Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

    2009ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Wasters — Steam game cover

    Time Wasters

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Army of Ruin — Steam game cover

    Army of Ruin

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Survivors.

    Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    史莱姆的抉择:The Slime's Choice:TSC — Steam game cover

    史莱姆的抉择:The Slime's Choice:TSC

    Single-player alternative to Strange Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strange Survivors.

    Slime's Choice "is a game that battles monsters and upgrades explosive equipment! You, as a slime, pick up weapons and attack monsters in an adventure game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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