Single-player games like King Must Survive
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to King Must Survive, 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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X-Mutation
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
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REMEDIUM: Sentinels
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!
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Road Defense: Outsiders
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
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Twilight Survivors
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
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Ketz: Galactic Overlords
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Sci-fantasy themed roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Choose your character, collect various gear, and create game-breaking builds using powerful skills from the Galactic Leaders!
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Conquest Dark
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Experience an ARPG's rapid ascension to power in minutes, packed with savage, survivors-like action and devastating sword & sorcery combat. Perfect your builds through Dark Ritual runs that will decide humanity's future as you battle endless hordes across haunting ruins and cursed kingdoms.
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Froguelike
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
Your choices matter in Froguelike where you play as a frog on a mission to eat all the bugs. Level up, choose new tongues and upgrades, become unstoppable and run straight into the swarm! Unlock all frogs, tongues, items and chapters to become the most powerful frog in the pond.
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Single-player alternative to King Must Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with King Must Survive.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.