Single-player games like Total Backfire
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Total Backfire, 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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Mega Raiders
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
You know when the screen is just exploding with enemies, you're leveling up like crazy? Yeah, we made that in CO-OP. Grab your squad, build your character, use your ultimate, and enter the boss lairs to slay them. Everything is different when you're wrecking stuff with your crew.
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DROSS
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
DROSS is a procedurally Generated FPS, set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs. Explore, collect powerful weapons and equipment, to upgrade your gear and fight the Dross.
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Mauled Horde
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
Mauled Horde is a Free-To-Play indie Third-Person Shooter made by a solo developer. Play solo or in online co-op squads of up to 3 players. Fight relentless hordes across varied maps, collect weapons, activate traps, buy upgrades, and survive rising difficulty round after round.
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Veil Breach: Raven County
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Total Backfire.
A fast-paced 3D paranormal horde survival roguelite. Choose your field operative, survive wave after wave of escalating anomalies, build a devastating mid-run loadout from randomized upgrades and pray ten minutes is long enough.
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RUNE GUNNER
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Total Backfire.
RUNE GUNNER is a 1-4 player co-op roguelite shooter where you fuse guns and magic, mix classes mid-run, and break your build in the best way possible.
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Backyard Bayou
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
Grab your shotgun and clear the backyard. Eldritch horrors are crawling out of the bayou, and somebody's gotta deal with them. Fast-paced third-person roguelike shooter with tight runs and monstrous power-ups.
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Assembly Run
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
Blast through a miniature toy world alone or with up to three friends in a high-speed roguelike shooter. Snap bizarre attachments onto your weapon, master fluid movement, and stack loot until your build becomes unstoppable.
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The Only Droid
Single-player alternative to Total Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Total Backfire.
Tear enemy robots apart piece by piece in a physics-based action roguelike. Destroy weak points, stack upgrades, and create your unique build as you turn relentless robotic enemy waves into mechanical graveyards.