Single-player games like Break the Empire
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Break the Empire, 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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Cinderia
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, skill cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
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!
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Heretical
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
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Darkblade Ascent
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
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.
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DunHero
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
DunHero is an Action Roguelike. Choose your class, level up and collect powerful items. Defeat bosses and free the world from evil in unique adventures. Play solo or with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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The Rangers In The South
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
Purge the lands in this 2.5D HD Pixelart RogueLike ARPG! Create hundreds of characters with unique strategies and abilities, face hordes of enemies, explore different biomes, procedurally generated dungeons, and obtain unique items!
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KIBORG
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
KIBORG is a relentless rogue-lite beat’em up where you enhance your body with new cybernetic implants each run. You’ve been sent to the worst prison in the galaxy for crimes you didn’t commit. Death won’t provide an escape, but a violent reality show may offer a way out.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Break the Empire.
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!
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Grim Nights
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Break the Empire.
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
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Grim Realms
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Break the Empire.
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
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Hollow Island
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Break the Empire.
Shape your own destiny: Explore, dig for riches, fish, grow crops, cook food, brew and sell potions, expand your property, fight monsters, build camps and hoard your treasures!
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Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
Single-player alternative to Break the Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.