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Single-player games like The Crimson Contract

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Crimson Contract, 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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    Keep Her Safe — Steam game cover

    Keep Her Safe

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

    Keep Her Safe is a survival shooting game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse. Besides the hard life in wasteland, you can also chill up with friends in different multiplayer gameplays.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RIFTSTORM — Steam game cover

    RIFTSTORM

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

    RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.

    2026ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZedFall: Outbreak — Steam game cover

    ZedFall: Outbreak

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

    Cut through thousands of undead and survive until rescue. ZedFall: Outbreak is a co-op twin‑stick roguelite where levelling and evolving upgrade cards unleash chaotic builds. Fight to the chopper, hold the generator in Tower Defence, or Scavenge supplies. Play solo or with up to 7 of your friends.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    VERSUS SQUAD — Steam game cover

    VERSUS SQUAD

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

    Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    State Breakers — Steam game cover

    State Breakers

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Crimson Contract.

    State Breakers is a chaotic top-down PvPvE extraction shooter. INTERSTATE A.I. has turned against humanity! They must be infiltrated and destroyed! Resist solo or in a team - kill zombies, hack the map, outwit rival humans, loot, level up - and overthrow the clanker scum!

    2027ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scrapstorm — Steam game cover

    Scrapstorm

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

    A 1-4 player bullet-heaven roguelite where the whole city is hunting you. Draft cards every level until one pistol turns into a screen-clearing mess, and watch out for the traffic, the third rail and whatever is running each district.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nation Red — Steam game cover

    Nation Red

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

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    2009ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kritter: Defend Together — Steam game cover

    Kritter: Defend Together

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

    Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.

    2026ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →