Single-player games like Vertical Drop Heroes HD
Below are 17 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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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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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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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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Overture
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
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Diehard Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
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Rampage Knights
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
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Streets of Rogue
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vertical Drop Heroes HD.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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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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Cyberpunk Inquisitor
Single-player alternative to Vertical Drop Heroes HD — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An immersive, randomly-generated murder mystery. A dystopian Cyberpunk world. A Megabuilding full of lies and deceit. Question witnesses, collect clues & evidence, identify the true culprit and unmask the truth!