Single-player games like CRUEL
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to CRUEL, 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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ODDCORE
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
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Bloodshed
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
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MULLET MADJACK
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
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Tower of Guns
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
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Soulslinger: Envoy of Death
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS!
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KILL KNIGHT
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRUEL.
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
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Anger Foot
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
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Immortal Redneck
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.
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Post Void
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRUEL.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRUEL.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Hot Blood
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Take down zombies as a deadly cutie in 3D low-poly style! Hot Blood is physics-based brawling fun inspired by action movies of the 80s & 90s.