Single-player games like Apocalypse Express
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Apocalypse Express, 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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TRAINCORE
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Command a fusion-powered war train through a cyberpunk world. Build specialized wagons, consume resources, salvage enemy wreckage, upgrade your convoy, and survive until the next station.
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Superstition BlackCat
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
A roguelite where superstitions take shape as items! Face enemies, collect drops with negative effects that can be traded for advantages. Explore always different rooms, with challenges inspired by beliefs that make us think twice before taking a risk.
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Iron Pilgrim
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Noah's Ark returns as a war train. Leave the rails behind in a horde survival rogue-lite where you smash through fully destructible worlds, rescue survivors, and forge devastating wagon synergies.
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Rogue Space Convoy
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
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Scavenger Survivors
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
The machines already won. Now, you scavenge! In this 1-4 player top-down roguelite/survivors hybrid, play as fat scavengers hauling loot from the ruins of the world. Grab and throw anything that isn't bolted down, cram it into your armored RIG, and survive the robot swarm until extraction.
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Gunblade Ranger
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
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.
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Hellmachina Railbane
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
Hellmachina Railbane puts you in the role of a sealed war machine reborn through a pact with humanity. Together, you’ll rise against towering futuristic races armed with advanced sci‑fi tech & ancient magic.
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Dead Broke
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Apocalypse Express.
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.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Apocalypse Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apocalypse Express.
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.