Single-player games like Sisyphus Paradox
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Sisyphus Paradox, 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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Survive the Rift
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
Survive the Rift is a roguelike shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels, unlockable ships, and plenty of items to make each run unique. Inspired by classic 16-bit era scrolling shooters with modern roguelike game mechanics.
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Run Build Pew!
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
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Angelstruck
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
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TROUBLE JUICE
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sisyphus Paradox.
Trouble Juice is a Side Scrolling Shooter Roguelike set in a TV show tournament that is broadcasted across the universe. Use your character's special abilities, and unlock prizes in the Achievement Bingo. Become the ultimate champion and earn your place in the galaxy's hall of fame!
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Starr Mazer: DSP
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
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Heat Signature
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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CRYPTARK
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Sisyphus Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sisyphus Paradox.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!