Single-player games like Deserter
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deserter, 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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Survive the Fall
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deserter.
Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.
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Gone Rogue
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Deserter.
Gone Rogue is a tactical stealth game with RPG elements. Get into the role of a thief from the city slums. Lurking in the shadows, sneak unnoticed past enemies, get behind any locked doors, and carry off rich loot.
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Suspect None
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deserter.
Suspect None is a top-down open-world game where you explore the city by day and plan and pull off heists at night. Follow the story and take part in activities around the city.
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Veil of Remorse
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deserter.
Veil of Remorse is a retro-inspired arcade bullethell where you steer a ship through a corrupted solar system, build synergies through the roguelike-structure of upgrades, and appease to the hunger of the void. Will you break through the mist and leave?
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PAYDAY 3
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deserter.
PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
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We Happy Few
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deserter.
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deserter.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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PAYDAY 2
Single-player alternative to Deserter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deserter.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.