Single-player games like Space Grunts: Chrono Shard
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard, 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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Mystical Tactics
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.
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Gunlocked 2
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
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Seoul Exorcist 1111
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Think Fast, Strike Faster! As the ultimate exorcist, choose your attacks wisely, upgrade combat deck, combine traits and items, and save the cursed souls—before death finds you.
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Forever RPG
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Embark on a new adventure on every playthrough. Find equipment, meet all sorts of NPCs and battle your way through a short 10 chapter randomised story. A casual retro roguelite RPG you can play forever!
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Cell Command
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
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Valor of Man
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
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Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
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Inkshade
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
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Gunslugs 2
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
The Black Duck Army is back—bigger, badder, and armed with alien tech! In Gunslugs 2, chaos reigns as you blast through tanks, choppers, giant robots, and hordes of relentless minions. This action-packed, over-the-top run-and-gun adventure is a wild tribute to classic 80s and 90s action movies.
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Heroes of Loot
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
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Space Grunts
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!
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Gunslugs
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
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Heroes of Loot 2
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Control multiple heroes at once in this dungeon-crawling action adventure RPG, a mix of classic 80's Gauntlet-action and quests.
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Ashworld
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Fight, scavenge, and survive in Ashworld, a post-apocalyptic open world filled with danger. Explore the desolate Ragelands, battle ruthless Ragers, and fend off night-stalking Skellies. Drive, craft, and strategize to endure this unforgiving wasteland where every resource matters.
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Meganoid
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Meganoid is a brutal, fast-paced platformer where every descent into its ever-shifting spaceship is a new challenge. Navigate deadly traps, outsmart security drones, and discover powerful upgrades to reshape how you play. Will you rush to survive, or risk it all to uncover its deepest secrets?
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Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics
Single-player alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Grab your bandana and get ready for Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics! Sneak, shoot, and explode your way through ever-changing enemy strongholds in this rogue-lite stealth-action mashup. Go full-on Commando or channel your inner Snake—just make it out alive. No mission ever plays the same twice!