Single-player games like Congo
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Congo, 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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HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
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Gears 5
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Congo.
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
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Pixel Troopers
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
In Pixel Troopers you will fight against all kinds of insects, gather your friends and prepare to survive as long as possible, or face each other in a Deathmatch in this Cooperative Multiplayer game.
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Lurking Danger
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Congo.
Lurking Danger is a survival horror where Elena and Regina, two diner waitresses, uncover a dark secret. Reality twists into a nightmare as they face terrifying creatures. Play solo or in split-screen co-op, solve puzzles, and fight for survival in a haunting atmosphere.
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Steel Graves
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
A nervous Action / Strategy / Building game in multiplayer that oppose humans against aliens in huge battlefields. Build your base anywhere, upgrade your equipment, recruit hundreds of IA soldiers, and take part in the greatest intergalactic war.
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Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
Satisfy your need of destruction by smashing armor vehicles to pieces in spectacular fashions during the epic 4 players co-op campaign. Vehicles and drivers have unique upgrades and class combination. Multiple weapons such as laser beam, giant hammer, Mech's katana.
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Trigger Tennis
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
Trigger Tennis is a third person shooter with tennis elements where rackets are swopped for guns and tennis balls for bullets
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Outbreak: Epidemic
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
Return to the world of 4-player co-op survival horror with classic gameplay, strict inventory management, crushing enemies, horrific difficulty and more as you and a group of survivors try to survive the epidemic.
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The Trivial Dead
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
Grab some friends to help you fend off a horde of brain eating zombies by answering 1000’s of trivia questions! Earn killstreaks by answering multiple questions in a row. Choose your difficulty and how many waves you can survive against, or even try our survival endless mode.
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Mr HappyFunFace
Single-player alternative to Congo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Congo.
A brutal horror challenge built around fast, repeatable runs. Find randomized keys locations, optimize your route and escape Mr. HappyFunFace. Be fast, die lots but always remember... Mr HappyFunFace is watching.