Single-player games like Vertical Drop Heroes HD
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Vertical Drop Heroes HD, 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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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Our Darker Purpose
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
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Caveblazers
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Ascendant
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory.
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Legend of Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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The House: A Maple Street Story
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Explore a cursed house where a family was driven to madness by a dark presence. In The House: A Maple Street Story, uncover a terrifying mystery through enigmatic puzzles, an engaging narrative, and a psychological horror atmosphere that holds your every move captive.
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Monster Slayers
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
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Reverse Crawl
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
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Rogue AI Simulator
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
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魔物讨伐团
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
卡牌与RPG结合的无尽地牢探险之旅！最早融合Roguelike与卡牌的游戏之一。多达14种职业，真人配音+纸娃娃系统，完善的卡牌设计，各类魔物与随机事件等你体验！
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The Magister
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.
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The Magister - The First Two Days
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
The Magister: The First Two Days gives you the chance to begin your investigation in this murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customize your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and investigate the death of your predecessor!
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Kill A Million Rats
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
A base-building, Roguelike Action/Turn-based Strategy (RATS) game, in a forest invaded by a million Rats. As the powerful Spirit of Vengeance, you must save the adorable Villagers! Explore a randomly generated world, expand your village, and exterminate the Rats!
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Rogue AI: Idle Domination
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A Rogue A.I. simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen. Take over the world while taking care of other tasks!