Single-player games like CRUEL
Below are 14 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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Venison County
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRUEL.
Grab your sawed-off, cast some sigils, and face the never ending nightmare head on in Venison County. Blast your old neighbors into undead venison giblets, master weapon specific active reloads, and limitlessly combine slain cultists' sigils for their sinful buffs (if you can withstand God's wrath).
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Shock and Gnaw
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Shock and Gnaw is an FPS where you fight an ever growing horde of monsters with a "gun-game" like model for earning new weapons. Kills will earn you stronger weapons. As time progresses, the monsters will become stronger, so take them out as fast as you can before they outpace you!
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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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Lord Of Terror
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
In a galaxy far away a world is facing doomsday. As nations rise against each other the world is plunged into chaos. Many illegal groups such as gangs and independent militias and demonic cults take the advantage of the situation to expand. Your task is to assassinate a demon dubbed Lord of Terror.
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POSTAL: Brain Damaged
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRUEL.
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.
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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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CULTIC
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
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Death Slayer V
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CRUEL.
A virus has escaped a secret lab ran by the Eibmoz Corporation. Everyone is infected... including yourself. You have minutes before you die from the fast acting virus and turn into a "Zombie". There may be a way to stay alive... but it wont be easy!
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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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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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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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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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Blood Red
Single-player alternative to CRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUEL.
Blood Red is a co-op survival horror game that can be played with 1-4 players. Figure out the demon and banish it using your special demon hunting kit!