Single-player games like Notrium
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Notrium, 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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Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Notrium.
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Notrium.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Notrium.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Larva Mortus
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Notrium.
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
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NEO Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Notrium.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Notrium.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
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Envy the Dead
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Notrium.
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
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Shadowgrounds
Single-player alternative to Notrium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Notrium.
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...