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Single-player games like UNIT-5000

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to UNIT-5000, 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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    Dead Broke — Steam game cover

    Dead Broke

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    An arena roguelite where money is your life, your ammo, and your currency. Shoot, gamble, and survive in a casino from hell: every bullet costs, every coin saves you. 13 characters, 5 endings, and local co-op. The House always wins... until you stop owing it.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Talas — Steam game cover

    Talas

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with UNIT-5000.

    Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Destropolis 2 — Steam game cover

    Destropolis 2

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with UNIT-5000.

    Hordes of red cube enemies. Bullets, lasers and nukes. Cities to raze to the ground.

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    Gunblade Ranger — Steam game cover

    Gunblade Ranger

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    An action shooting Roguelite focused on relentless attacks and brutal executions. Fight through the wasteland, execute enemies to restore ammo, collect weapons and mutations, and create your own killing build. Local 2 player co-op supported.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scrapstorm — Steam game cover

    Scrapstorm

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    A 1-4 player bullet-heaven roguelite where the whole city is hunting you. Draft cards every level until one pistol turns into a screen-clearing mess, and watch out for the traffic, the third rail and whatever is running each district.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Iron Grave:Planet 9 — Steam game cover

    Iron Grave:Planet 9

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    Iron Grave: Planet 9 is a sci-fi mech survivor game. Pilot multiple mechs with unique skills and evolution, slaughter enemies, unlock upgrades. Set on the ninth planet over a century from now, fight alongside your squad and become a hero.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DartPotato — Steam game cover

    DartPotato

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    You start as a potato. The utensils have unionized and they want you diced. DartPotato is a top-down roguelike where you dash, dodge, and dart your way through 50 cities as five different food types each with three different classes, building absurd loadouts to avoid becoming dinner.

    2026ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök — Steam game cover

    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with UNIT-5000.

    Carve through the Hordes of Ragnarök in a Bullet Heaven Roguelite inspired by Norse myth. Complete quests mid-run to earn the favor of Odin and Thor, then build the run out of the powers they hand you.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fixer's Tale — Steam game cover

    Fixer's Tale

    Single-player alternative to UNIT-5000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with UNIT-5000.

    A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →