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Single-player games like Broken Bots

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Broken Bots, 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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    Beat Hazard — Steam game cover

    Beat Hazard

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

    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.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleed 2 — Steam game cover

    Bleed 2

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

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meltdown — Steam game cover

    Meltdown

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

    Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!

    2014ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tesla vs Lovecraft — Steam game cover

    Tesla vs Lovecraft

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

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam's Bogus Detour — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

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

    Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crimsonland — Steam game cover

    Crimsonland

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

    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.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    #KILLALLZOMBIES — Steam game cover

    #KILLALLZOMBIES

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

    #KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nuclear Throne — Steam game cover

    Nuclear Throne

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

    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?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cannibal Cuisine — Steam game cover

    Cannibal Cuisine

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

    The god Hoochooboo is hungry… for you. But serving is better than being served in this co-op cook 'em up! Chop up vegetables, fruits and tourists and serve your divine delicacies in arcade style with up to 4 chefs!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →