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