Single-player games like GRUEL
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to GRUEL, 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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ODDCORE
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
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Galactic Vault
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
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MOTHERGUNSHIP
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
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Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?
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God Of Weapons
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
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Ziggurat 2
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
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HELLBREAK
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
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Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRUEL.
Demons are not the danger, YOU ARE THE DANGER!!! play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart's content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.
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Post Void
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRUEL.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Orb Overload
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Go on a adventure through outer space in Orb Overload. Play, make and discover planets in this journey to get back to your ship while not dying from oxygen by connecting to Orbs!