Single-player games like Vulture for NetHack
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Vulture for NetHack, 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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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
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Quest of Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
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Hack, Slash, Loot
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.
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WazHack
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
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Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
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Dungeons of Dredmor
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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Caves of Qud
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
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NetHack: Legacy
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.
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GnollHack
Single-player alternative to Vulture for NetHack — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
The modern way to play NetHack