Single-player games like Neural Shock
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Neural Shock, 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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NanoApostle
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Neural Shock.
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
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Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Neural Shock.
Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Neural Shock.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Ascend to ZERO
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Neural Shock.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Neural Shock.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
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The Riftbreaker
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Neural Shock.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
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Malignant Survivors
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Neural Shock.
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neural Shock.
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Neural Shock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Neural Shock.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.