Single-player games like meldpit
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to meldpit, 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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Talas
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
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.
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Lost Colony
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
Lost Colony is a sci-fi twin-stick shooter roguelike. Battle aliens and rogue drones with your evolving combat drone companion. Explore a shifting colony, collect alien tech to upgrade weapons, boost your drone's powers, and uncover the dark forces behind the colony's fall.
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HYPERWIRED
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
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Cloak Hero
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
Cloak Hero is a rougelite dungeon crawler with a mix of auto and manual control combat mechanism. With weapons, magic and special powers, our hero fights to survive and grows stronger to face the evil force down in the deep.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with meldpit.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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UBERMOSH:WRAITH
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
UBERMOSH:WRAITH is the fourth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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BALL x PIT
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with meldpit.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
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Dead Metal
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
1-4 player co op roguelike with turn based combat and an emphasis on exploring randomly generated dungeons in order to find loot and complete missions
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MALYSA
Single-player alternative to meldpit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with meldpit.
"Awakening in the sewers, control a protagonist with amnesia, escape from the lurking 'something' in the darkness, and aim to survive and escape in this 3D horror adventure."