Single-player games like 36 Nights
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to 36 Nights, 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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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 36 Nights.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 36 Nights.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with 36 Nights.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Atomicrops
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 36 Nights.
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
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Loop Hero
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 36 Nights.
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
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March of the Living
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 36 Nights.
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
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ENDLESS™ Dungeon - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with 36 Nights.
ENDLESS™ Dungeon is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning ENDLESS™ Universe. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again.
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Ratropolis
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 36 Nights.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
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Arcane Assembly
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 36 Nights.
Arcane Assembly is a fantasy metroidvania where you create spells using a visual programming language. Unlock new instructions, upgrade your powers, and fight epic bosses on your journey to becoming the most powerful wizard who ever lived.
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Archipelago
Single-player alternative to 36 Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 36 Nights.
Archipelago is a roguelike tower defense game about defending randomly generated islands. Setup your defenses, manage your income, and find powerful charms to repel the enemy. Archipelago introduces tension and strategy to the tower defense genre.