Single-player games like Demon of the time
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Demon of the time, 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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PolyClassic: Wild
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
This game is an action game that combines elements of the classic retro shooter and low poly styling. The player's task is to destroy all enemies that come across on the way.
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Owinka Shooter 2
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Owinka Shooter 2 throws you right back into the story of Owinka 427. Prepare to escape the Institute once and for all!
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Swarmlake
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Boomerang X
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
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ODDCORE
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Demon of the time.
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
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Fashion Police Squad
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
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We Are The Dwarves
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
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DEPLOYMENT
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
An intense competitive top-down shooter: choose your class, capture turrets, progress, and dominate in the arena. top-down shooter, multiplayer shooter, arena shooter, class-based shooter, sci-fi shooter
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Synthwave Burnout
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
The lost highway awaits you to take you beyond the horizon. Relax and let the sounds of synthwave open the way into the realm of neon - a world of revived imagination and fantasy, more real than reality itself.
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The Divine Invasion
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Strange events occur in the cyberpunk age: a mysterious criminal steals museum pieces, historical documents in order to make certain corrections and then puts everything back. Someone is trying to prove that Good and Evil have swapped places in the past… But why?
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Cybernetic Fault
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
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NeverSynth
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
NeverSynth is a 3rd person game that is a rhythm driving simulator.This game is a dynamic action game in which you have to drive a car to rhythmic music and collect beats. The more beats you collect, the more game points you earn.
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Inquisitor’s Heart and Soul
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Summon demonic invasions, punish heretical enclaves, punish traitors and renegades. Do not deny yourself anything - after all, you are the hand and anger of the highest good. Give the apostates darkness, so that they learn to appreciate the light!
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Heavy Burden
Single-player alternative to Demon of the time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Demon of the time.
How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?