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Single-player games like Night Swarm

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Night Swarm, 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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    hexGame: Hero Path — Steam game cover

    hexGame: Hero Path

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Night Swarm.

    The world needs a hero — choose yours. Any NPC can become the chosen one. Explore a living, procedurally generated hex world, carve your own path, craft unique combinations of weapons, tools, and relics, and fight through relentless hordes in fast-paced combat. Every run is different.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dachs Hunter — Steam game cover

    Dachs Hunter

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Night Swarm.

    Dachs Hunter is a survivors-like top-down roguelite game where you play as a dachshund wizard battling through hordes of elemental monsters. Discover and collect unique spells, master all elements, and strategize your way to survival.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oiran Survival: Edo Yokai Rush — Steam game cover

    Oiran Survival: Edo Yokai Rush

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Defeat, choose, grow, and break the battlefield. A Japanese dark fantasy survivor-style roguelite where you Limit Break 14 skills and cut down hordes of yokai. Defeat bosses, forge gear from their rewards, and face even stronger foes.

    2026ActionRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chako — Steam game cover

    Chako

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Survive enemy swarms in this isometric Action-Roguelite blending bullet-heaven combat with tabletop RPG mechanics. Auto-attack through procedural dungeons, roll d20s in event nodes, and gather loot to upgrade your spells and gear at the base. Dominate the leaderboards!

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök — Steam game cover

    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Carve through the Hordes of Ragnarök in a Bullet Heaven Roguelite inspired by Norse myth. Complete quests mid-run to earn divine blessings, wield the abilities of gods, and forge your path toward the build you want to play.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BoomScroll — Steam game cover

    BoomScroll

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Night Swarm.

    Evaporate endless hordes of creatures as you scroll your way to freedom! Grab upgrades, build your arsenal, and scroll at the speed of light to make it as far as you can!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cavern — Steam game cover

    Cavern

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Experiment, Explore, and Swap in Cavern, a roguelike sandbox. All objects in the world can be swapped out at will. Swap slimes into harmless pots, turn enemy projectiles into countless health potions, and discover hidden interactions to conquer the ever-changing depths of Mirror Cavern.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mighty X Arms — Steam game cover

    Mighty X Arms

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Mighty X Arms is a roguelike survivor inspired by Brotato, featuring collectible weapon-creatures called Arms. Build your loadout, upgrade them, and mow down enemy swarms to survive.

    2026ActionIndieRPG4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue: Genesia — Steam game cover

    Rogue: Genesia

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.

    2025ActionStrategyRPG10.04 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hades — Steam game cover

    Hades

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde — Steam game cover

    Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Night Swarm.

    You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.

    2023Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Army of Ruin — Steam game cover

    Army of Ruin

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Night Swarm.

    Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok — Steam game cover

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Night Swarm.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yet Another Zombie Survivors — Steam game cover

    Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Night Swarm.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Champion Shift — Steam game cover

    Champion Shift

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Night Swarm.

    Unleash mighty Champions in this thrilling co-op bullet heaven. Shift into battle, create builds with unique abilities, and battle endless enemies to stop the Dominion's path of conquest. Rev through high octane missions, conquer epic bosses, and become an absolute legend!

    2024Action11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Loops — Steam game cover

    Rogue Loops

    Single-player alternative to Night Swarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Night Swarm.

    Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →