Single-player games like The Universe of Death
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Universe of Death, 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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Blue Dynasty:Town Defense
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
Blue Dynasty is a Medieval ARPG/Strategy game that blends TD and Hack and Slash genres with Rogue Lite mechanics. Dominate the map by strengthening your equipment, but remember there is no shield stronger than the city walls. If you are looking for challenging discoveries, the dungeons await you.
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Shadows of Beginnings
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
A dark fantasy action RPG. Arrive as an Outsider. Earn your place, rebuild a town from ash, master your class, and face the creatures threatening to consume what little remains. Your legend starts from nothing.
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Conquest
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
Go from alone in the forest, to leading your army to victory! Choose your weapons and level up to unlock new skills, kill enemies to earn loot and gold, and construct a village to raise an army. The open world is full of enemies and villages, all of which are ready for combat.
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Aksun
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Universe of Death.
A hack & slash roguelite rooted in Korean shamanism. Descend to the dark shadows of Aksun, chain hundreds of elemental artifacts and abilities into devastating reactions, and break the cursed cycle.
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Knightmared
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Universe of Death.
Auto-attack roguelike where you forge a knight into an unstoppable demon slayer. Survive 15 minutes, build devastating synergies, master your weapons.
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Roman Empire vs. Barbarians
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
Barbarians keep expanding all over the place and you’ve been summoned as the hero who’s going to stop them. You’re provided with a Roman Empire tower that comes with a powerful catapult and a team of warriors. Will that be enough to stop the barbarian invasion?
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Hear My Cult
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
Build a Cult. Command an Army. Earn the Favor of Ancient Gods. Recruit followers, summon terrifying creatures, perform forbidden rituals, and forge a different army every run in this dark fantasy roguelite.
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Dwerve
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Universe of Death.
An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!
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Roid Chimp
Single-player alternative to The Universe of Death — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Universe of Death.
A 2D platformer in the vein of Super Mario World, Megaman, and Sonic, play as Roid Chimp, a personification of our collective rage at a terrible system. Run, climb, and punch your way through a world to explore, filled with books that increase both regular stats and elemental upgrades.