Single-player games like THE XEN
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to THE XEN, 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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Tetris® Effect: Connected
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with THE XEN.
Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!
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Waves
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
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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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Slipstream
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with THE XEN.
Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.
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Centipede: Recharged
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with THE XEN.
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with THE XEN.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE XEN.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Breakout: Recharged
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with THE XEN.
The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.
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NABI
Single-player alternative to THE XEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with THE XEN.
This game is undoubtedly the most difficult horror jumping game. Beginners are not allowed!