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Single-player games like Don't Wake Up The Dead

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Wake Up The Dead, 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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    A Priest Walks Into a Graveyard — Steam game cover

    A Priest Walks Into a Graveyard

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    A Priest Walks Into a Graveyard is a retro-style action roguelite game with elements of horror. Choose a cool hat, boost your priest abilities and survive as long as you can in a graveyard full of hostile and never-ending creatures.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cube Snake — Steam game cover

    Cube Snake

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    Slither through a retro-futuristic cyberpunk world in this 3D Cubic take of the classic 1976 & 1998 Snake games!

    2025IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fish or Chicken Chicken Survivor — Steam game cover

    Fish or Chicken Chicken Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    Easy to operate and exhilarating! You control the famous YoutuBird and knock down the approaching Fishs! Clear the tasks on each floor to progress! Survivor-like, but a little different! It's a new kind of rogue light game! That's Fish or Chicken!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SurvivalScape — Steam game cover

    SurvivalScape

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    Immerse yourself in SurvivalScape, a fast-paced auto-shooter bullet hell! Select your hero from a diverse roster, each boasting unique abilities and play-styles. Battle relentless waves of enemies, gather crystals to level up, and face off against formidable bosses. Can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plumber Survivors — Steam game cover

    Plumber Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    Plumber Survivors is arena action game with roguelike elements. Parody game of popular vampire genre. You play as powerful guys led by Plumber. Grab you plunger tight and plunge into the fight.

    2024ActionIndieRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell Architect: Survivors — Steam game cover

    Hell Architect: Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    A darkly ironic action roguelite set in Dante’s Hell, where sin is power. Play as a demon architect hell-bent on overthrowing Lucifer, rebuilding the underworld, and unleashing forbidden powers with an unholy arsenal.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monke Survivor — Steam game cover

    Monke Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    You are a Monke beating up endless waves of office workers with ragdoll physics. Smash office props for rare buffs, stack game breaking items and break the system in this aggressive action-roguelite.

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paddle Legends — Steam game cover

    Paddle Legends

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    A chaotic roguelite twist on classic retro arcade-style gameplay. Unlock paddles, grab upgrades, and new ball powers as you battle through dynamic levels, obstacles, and bosses across three campaigns and an endless mode.

    2026ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Green Room Experiment (Episode 1) — Steam game cover

    The Green Room Experiment (Episode 1)

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Green Room Experiment (Episode 2) — Steam game cover

    The Green Room Experiment (Episode 2)

    Single-player alternative to Don't Wake Up The Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Don't Wake Up The Dead.

    You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →