Single-player games like Zero Distance
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Zero Distance, 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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Arms of God
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Gear up for a battle through hell in this roguelite Bullet Heaven Arena Autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade and merge them to forge indestructible builds, and bring divine justice to a world on the brink of chaos.
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Space Pew Pew
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Aboard your ship, destroy the hordes of aliens attacking you by choosing your weapons and upgrades as you play, and defeat the final boss! In this roguelite, each ship has a different weapon layout, giving each one its own unique playstyle. Then create your ship and develop your own strategy!
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BoomScroll
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Evaporate endless hordes of creatures as you scroll your way to freedom! Grab upgrades, build your arsenal, and scroll at the speed of light to make it as far as you can!
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Dark Reaper Shoots! 2
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Become a grim reaper seeking peace and mow down the beasts of hell! This is a casual roguelike survivor action game where you craft various weapons, grow stronger with your partner GauGau, and fight your way through the battles.
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PengPong
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
PengPong is a bullet-hell roguelike where pinball meets gambling. Bounce your way through chaos and bet it all to survive.
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Bug Alliance
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Bug Alliance is a top-down Action Roguelite where every level-up reshapes your build. Trigger Synergies, conquer 20-wave maps with boss finales, unlock a 13-chapter story on higher difficulties—then dive into Chaos Surge with endless bosses, curses, and risky rewards.
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DREADMARCH
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
A dark fantasy survivor-like where Champions of the Celestial Bastion explore world maps, battle infernal hordes, defeat reclaim fallen kingdoms, and grow stronger through endless campaigns.
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Bug Drop
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Fight, upgrade, and survive in a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where 20 unique heroes with special traits, weapons and abilities take on the swarm of alien bugs.
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Choo Choo Survivor
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!
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Gamer To Game Developer Series 1: More Than a Gamer
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to the new GTGD S1, a Unity 2017 multiplayer tutorial for game developers. This training course is of intermediate difficulty so you should first be familiar with the basics of coding in Unity. This tutorial will teach you the key elements of the Unity 2017 multiplayer system.
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Guild Commander
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Zero Distance.
In Guild Commander you manage your guild to victory! Deploy your guild members and save your world from the Necro Lord!
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Weekend Drive
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zero Distance.
Giants, zombies, aliens, dinosaurs, a fully destructible city with fun vehicles (including helicopter!) and weapons at your disposable, yes Weekend Drive is way ahead of the curve! Get set for a fun unique full on action first person shooter experience!
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Model City
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zero Distance.
Welcome to Model City, a calm relaxing small game where you can't lose or do anything wrong.
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Home By The River
Single-player alternative to Zero Distance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Zero Distance.
This is a resource gathering, crafting RPG, where you build your home from scratch and make whatever design you want. You start with a dead polluted land that you transform into a beautiful homestead by a river. Play single player or LAN Co-op.