Single-player games like Plague Genesis
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Plague Genesis, 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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CHERNO
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
Escape game where it is necessary to collect the clues to obtain the key and thus level up until you leave the building without being touched by the Russian experiments that seek to devour you. Show your ingenuity to look for clues in the dark and your agility to dodge the experiments' attacks.
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Krimson
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.
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Sibylline
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
An amnesia patient wakes up in a locked room. An insomniac watches the world end. An arcane text only visible via projectors and sleep deprivation. Use your mic to give life to the story. Cleanse the corruption and navigate your way to the last chapter to learn the secrets of the Sibylline.
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Hormones of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
Prim is a trans woman trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. All she wants are her hormones, all the zombies want is to turn her into one of them. Can Prim remain herself? Hormones of the Dead is a ZOMBIE ACTION RPG by Taylor Mccue!
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EndlessHorde
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
An Unreal Engine powered side-scrolling action game with visceral zombie combat. Scavenge loot, upgrade your character at camp, and survive endless hordes solo or in local two-player co-op with friends.
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Pixel Punch
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
Travel in a Bus, and collect powerful guitar stakes that give you (magic?) powers. Use your music to fight the bad guys, and complete contracts for a Mysterious Limousine Man, your ominous boss pursuing his own cryptic agenda as you paint the world with funky tunes!
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SiNiSistar Lite Version
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
A simple 2D action game centered on themes of masochistic tendencies, yearning for death, as well as despair at being attacked by terrifying beings.
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Bouncy Bob
Single-player alternative to Plague Genesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Plague Genesis.
Simple experimental one button local multiplayer game. Perfect for parties with friends (up to 4 people on 1 keyboard). It also has a single mode in which you jump on platforms and use double jumps and multiple power-ups to defeat the army of the undead!