Single-player games like Nerd Survivors
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Nerd 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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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Achilles: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
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.
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Funguys Swarm
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
Funguys Swarm is a cartoony survivor bullet hell where the forest is on fire. Become a Funguy, arm yourself with forest-crafted weapons, and unleash some bonkers powers on the Fireking’s army. And maybe... just maybe, save the day if you’re skilled (or lucky) enough.
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Entropy Survivors
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
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Rocket Rats
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
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Desktop Survivors 98
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Doom & Destiny
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
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Doom & Destiny Advanced
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Four nerds walk into a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advanced.
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Doom & Destiny Worlds
Single-player alternative to Nerd Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
When Destiny calls for help, but no one answers, only four nerds can save the day. Armed with hand crafted weapons and bad jokes, can the four nerds survive, defeat three almighty tyrants and find their way home?