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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Impaler Gold
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
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Vampire Hunters
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
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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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Voidborn
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Slay demons and demigods in this fast-paced roguelite FPS. Create devastating weapon builds as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments on your quest to avenge god. Challenge the demigods, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.
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Turbo Overkill
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
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Fashion Police Squad
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
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Immortal Redneck
Single-player alternative to GRUEL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRUEL.
Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.
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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!