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Single-player games like Dex

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Dex, 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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    Ghost 1.0 — Steam game cover

    Ghost 1.0

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Fall Part 2: Unbound — Steam game cover

    The Fall Part 2: Unbound

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axiom Verge — Steam game cover

    Axiom Verge

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timespinner — Steam game cover

    Timespinner

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Apotheon — Steam game cover

    Apotheon

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cloudpunk — Steam game cover

    Cloudpunk

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dex.

    A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — Steam game cover

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Dex.

    You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

    2016ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mars: War Logs — Steam game cover

    Mars: War Logs

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Dex.

    An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.

    2013ActionRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REPLACED — Steam game cover

    REPLACED

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    Follow Reach, an AI trapped in a human body, as you expose the sinister secrets of Phoenix Corp. Set in an alternate 1980s America, experience a cinematic 2.5D adventure - a dark cyberpunk thriller blending atmospheric exploration with immersive, high-stakes action.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition — Steam game cover

    Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dex.

    The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

    2007Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadowrun Returns — Steam game cover

    Shadowrun Returns

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dex.

    The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown — Steam game cover

    Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown

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

    Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.

    2015StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    River City Ransom: Underground — Steam game cover

    River City Ransom: Underground

    Single-player alternative to Dex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dex.

    Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

    2017ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →