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Single-player games like Enter the Gungeon

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Enter the Gungeon, 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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    Mystic Gate — Steam game cover

    Mystic Gate

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Uber Destruction — Steam game cover

    Uber Destruction

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Uber Destruction is a side-scrolling roguelike top-down shooter. loot chests, gather insane weapons and unique upgrades to battle the relentless hoards of foes. You can also embrace the action online with friends, or in local co-op mode. Destroy your way to victory!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mega City Force — Steam game cover

    Mega City Force

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nuclear Throne — Steam game cover

    Nuclear Throne

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    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?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Exit the Gungeon — Steam game cover

    Exit the Gungeon

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth — Steam game cover

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Enter the Gungeon.

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

    2014Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Woodpunk — Steam game cover

    Woodpunk

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ATOMINE — Steam game cover

    ATOMINE

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risk of Rain 2 — Steam game cover

    Risk of Rain 2

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Binding of Isaac — Steam game cover

    The Binding of Isaac

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wizard of Legend — Steam game cover

    Wizard of Legend

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Cells — Steam game cover

    Dead Cells

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hades — Steam game cover

    Hades

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FTL: Faster Than Light — Steam game cover

    FTL: Faster Than Light

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spelunky — Steam game cover

    Spelunky

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    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.

    2013Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike — Steam game cover

    Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Enter the Gungeon.

    Against explosive firepower, bitter cold, and dizzying heights, Fork Parker must outwit a group of no-talent game developers in a deadly holiday promotional game. Also, it's free.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enter the Gungeon 2 — Steam game cover

    Enter the Gungeon 2

    Single-player alternative to Enter the Gungeon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Enter the Gungeon.

    Enter the Gungeon 2 is a reloaded, high-caliber sequel to the iconic bullet hell dungeon crawler, reinforced with a new 3D art style, new weapons and enemies, and new gameplay tricks.

    ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →