Single-player games like Vortica
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Vortica, 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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RIFTSTORM
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vortica.
RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.
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Geometry Rift: Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vortica.
Imagine the frenetic chaos of Geometry Wars colliding with the addictive progression of Vampire Survivors. That's Geometry Rift — a relentless auto-fire action experience where geometric enemies flood the screen and your only option is to shoot, dodge, and survive.
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Hollow Orbit
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vortica.
Loot a dead generation-ship before the dark wakes up and hunts you by scent. A top-down extraction roguelite of greed and the lights going out: kill for cores, carry the power home, escape the BLACKOUT — or push one deck deeper for richer loot and a worse death.
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The Last Scribe
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vortica.
A roguelite action game where you write your own spells in a magical language. Venture into stories inspired by the great classics of literature, master the power of glyphs, and save these tales before they vanish forever.
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Crazy Fruit Shooter
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vortica.
One day you wake up and find yourself turned into a Fruitman? Face the endless waves of vegetables chasing you, grab your gun, and blast them away!
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Scrapdivers
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Vortica.
Dive from your flying fortress into a fracturing vertical world in this high-velocity, co-op extraction roguelite. Master breakneck momentum to swing through drifting sky islands, rip raw scrap from the earth, and hunt massive predators. Gear up and dive.
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Cordels & Spells
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vortica.
Cordels & Spells is an action roguelike set in a magical backlands. Explore challenging maps, collect Enchanted Cordels, unlock unique powers, and face the Commanders of the Sertão with magical weapons, fast builds, and frenetic combat.
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Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying
Single-player alternative to Vortica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vortica.
Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying is a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite focused on manual aiming, dodging, and skill-based combat. Choose from 9 distinct classes with unique playstyles. Fight to break an eternal curse—where every victory is earned and every mistake is lethal.