Single-player games like Pennylooter
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pennylooter, 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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DET-33
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
A bullet-heaven roguelite in the ruins of new London. Take contracts from four warring factions, build a gun that breaks the game, and reach the evac before the city closes over you. 700+ weapons, interlocking build engines, and a fresh map every run.
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Endless Bonds
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
Survive escalating enemy hordes alone or in co-op. Build devastating weapon combinations, fight giant bosses across changing stages, recruit companion creatures, and earn permanent upgrades for your created survivor.
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Knightbane
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
Survive 12 minutes. Then the final boss arrives. Shatter the terrain to escape, loot its contents, or funnel the horde into a killing trap. Cleanse the lands for boons and ASCEND your abilities: not merely empowered, but altered. An action survivor-like.
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Gravelight
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
Light is your only way forward. Lose it - and the darkness takes you.
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Smawverse
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
Cut down the risen dead in this dark fantasy bullet-heaven roguelike. You are Smaw, a stray cat reforged in iron to take back a kingdom unmade by its own keeper. Kneel at nine prophet shrines and stack their blessings into screen-clearing builds. How long can you last?
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HellRock Diver
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pennylooter.
Dig through Hell. Kill the horde. Choose your power. Descend deeper. A roguelike shooter-platformer where the ground is your weapon and every boss kill makes you stronger.
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Talas
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pennylooter.
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.
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You Are Circle
Single-player alternative to Pennylooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pennylooter.
You are a circle in a sharp world. Fight jagged enemies in a neon twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite, build devastating ability combos, and grow from fragile to unstoppable through shifting neon labyrinths.