Single-player games like Hard as Hell
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hard as Hell, 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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REAPER
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER
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Defensive Measures
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Hard as Hell.
Defensive Measures is an FPS/Tower Defense Hybrid game. Deal with your enemies first hand or let your turrets do the talking while you sit back and enjoy the show.
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Refidenptio
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
A Boomer-Shooter with epileptic 1-bit pixel art. Immerse yourself in an enigmatic story destroying all enemies in front of you with a unique combat mechanic. Face depression head on, your enemies are just things created by your mind.
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Bloodshed
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
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DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!
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Flying Frags World Tour
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Hard as Hell.
Robots have torn open a portal to invade earth, everyone has mysteriously disappeared, the world has begun to tear apart. Sprint across the skies of robot-invaded Earth as you try to end the invasion.
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ZSG
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
Would you like to do some... EXTREMELY SATISFYING ZOMBIE-ALIEN PIMPLE POPPING WITH AWESOME RETRO GUNS WHILE TRYING TO NOT FALL OFF A METEOR FLYING THRU SPACE? Good, then ZSG is you're one and only choice.
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On Scene - The Horror Stories of Fred & Karen
Single-player alternative to Hard as Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard as Hell.
Co-op comedy horror, Onscene will depict the stories of Fred and Karen, two local cops who after a late night get a call to go on scene.