Single-player games like Defy The Abyss
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Defy The Abyss, 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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Tankbot Battle
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
A fast paced, action packed, roguelite game with tanks! Blast your way through procedurally generated levels, and build overpowered combinations of upgrades! Face off against a variety of different enemies and epic bosses.
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Hover Point
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
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Battle Nap
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
Battle Nap is a roguelite top-down shooter where your picnic nap becomes an explosive journey into dreamland domination. Build your arsenal, stack your perks, and blast through your subconscious to ensure you don’t wake up until the job is done. Don't wake up - the fight is just getting good!
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Meteor Rush
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
Meteor Rush is a high-intensity space Bullet Heaven where you defend a fragile core against endless cosmic threats. Harvest meteor gems, loot powerful gear, and evolve your ship and core into an unstoppable force of destruction.
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Toadled: Eating Frenzy
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
Toadled: Eating Frenzy is an action roguelike with an appetite! Play as a toad and eat everything on your path to grow bigger and mutate into new, disgusting forms. Consuming human flesh? Fair game. Police cars, tanks, missiles? Mild indigestion. Try out hundreds of appetizing build combinations!
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Waterpunk: Through the Rust
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
A roguelite action game set in a post-apocalyptic water world. Shape your strategy by choosing which abilities shine by day and which awaken at night.
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cursor+cursor
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
cursor+cursor is a fast-paced arena shooter where you don't control one avatar... but two at the same time! Position your pair of cursors wisely to protect your core, upgrade your equipment and create unique builds to survive, all the while enjoying a "minimalist cyberpunk-ish" vibe.
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Delusional
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
Delusional is a chaotic top-down roguelike shooter where you battle absurd enemies with hundreds of ridiculous weapons, all in a desperate bid to defeat the eccentric artiste who created you.
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Redd's Runaway
Single-player alternative to Defy The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.
A fast-paced 2D run and gun inspired by 90s arcade classics, featuring relentless enemy waves, instant spell switching, giant boss battles, and a dark Halloween and Day of the Dead aesthetic.