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Single-player games like Gloctopus

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gloctopus, 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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    Reclaim The Living — Steam game cover

    Reclaim The Living

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    Reclaim The Living is a zombie horde-survivor roguelike where you play as Dr. J. Ferret, an eccentric scientist who developed a cure capable of turning the infected back to normal. Expand your laboratory and upgrade your arsenal of gadgets to save humanity!

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    Umbra Survivors — Steam game cover

    Umbra Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    The first 3D Gothic Survivors-like on Steam. Thousands of enemies. One survivor. No mercy. Fight through endless hordes, roll rare card upgrades and forge broken builds. Every level-up can change your entire run. Multiple playable characters. Epic bosses. Seasonal events.

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    Cat Hits the Deck — Steam game cover

    Cat Hits the Deck

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    Deckbuilder roguelike about a cat that fears being hurt but has only cards that hurt her before enemies! Min-max your resources, get OverPowered cards in your paw, and build an unlosable Deck that prolly gonna kill you 9 times^^

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    Kill Code — Steam game cover

    Kill Code

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    Hunt the last remnants of humanity in a world shattered by war. Master brutal melee weapons, unleash powerful relics, and transform ORB your deadly robotic companion into the ultimate weapon of destruction.

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    Boom Die Repeat — Steam game cover

    Boom Die Repeat

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    Blast zombies & mutants in this fast-paced post-apocalyptic top-down roguelite! Battle through randomized biomes, swap out unique weapons, equip insane loadouts, and mutate yourself stronger with collected DNA. Die, unlock permanent perks, and dive back into another brutal run!

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    Soliton Burst — Steam game cover

    Soliton Burst

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    An arena shooter where the arena keeps folding into 12 shapes of space: Torus, Möbius, Klein bottle, and more. 90+ weapons that curve along the geometry. 6+ characters that each play differently. Hundreds of enemies stream at you the whole time. Push the limits of the universe.

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    Dice Gun Commando — Steam game cover

    Dice Gun Commando

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    Guns roll dice. Dice trigger mods. Mods cause MAYHEM! Save the world from cosmic horrors in this dice-building bullet heaven by forging an arsenal of dice-driven, synergistic weaponry.

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    Order of Beast — Steam game cover

    Order of Beast

    Single-player alternative to Gloctopus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gloctopus.

    A horde-survivor roguelite set across cursed realms. Choose an outcast hero, forge evolving skills, collect strange relics, and survive wave after wave until you face the old lords who still rule the ruins.

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