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Single-player games like The Dark Survivors

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Dark 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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    Our Darker Purpose — Steam game cover

    Our Darker Purpose

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

    Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Souls — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Souls

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

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death Must Die — Steam game cover

    Death Must Die

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

    Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

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

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halls of Torment — Steam game cover

    Halls of Torment

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

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overture — Steam game cover

    Overture

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

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Legend of Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Legend of Dungeon

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

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Good Robot — Steam game cover

    Good Robot

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

    Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?

    2016ActionIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fire survival — Steam game cover

    Fire survival

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

    This game is a combination of first person, roguelite random elements and adventure decryption elements of survival games. You play as a normal person who is traped in a randomly generated fire hazard. To survive the hazard, you need to be resourceful. Use items found in the random world.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →