Single-player games like Malignant Survivors
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Malignant Survivors, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Malignant Survivors page.
Ranked picks
- 1

Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Malignant Survivors.
Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!
- 2

Darkblade Ascent
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling. Hack and slash your way through atmospheric dark fantasy locations, unique monsters and bosses.
- 3

Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
- 4

Dragon Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
- 5

Torchlight
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.
- 6

FatalZone
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
- 7

Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
A roguelite survivor game set in the beloved world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath Tar-Baphon!
- 8

Hollow Survivors
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
- 9

Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
- 10

Welcome to Princeland
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Malignant Survivors.
You are a part of the rebellion against the prince who exploit his people with taxes. Gather the best weapons, vehicles and followers to crush his army. By upgrading your skills, challenge him at different difficulty mods.
- 11

Boundel: The Second Era
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Malignant Survivors.
This is the time of guilds, wizards, warriors, blacksmiths, tailors, scribes, alchemists, woodworkers, animal tamers, brewers, traders, traitors and murderers. The Second Era begins!
- 12

Malignant Survivors 2
Single-player alternative to Malignant Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Malignant Survivors.
Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick a hero, gear up and face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger and stay alive. Died? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.