Single-player games like Vanquish Evil
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Vanquish Evil, 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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Risen Blade
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vanquish Evil.
Smash the Dudes. Risen Blade is a fast-paced hack and slash roguelike where you chain brutal combos, carve through endless enemies, and forge powerful builds across unique classes.
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Riftbound Survivors
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Riftbound is a survivor-like bullet heaven focused on spell combinations and massive enemy waves. Defeat thousands of enemies, experiment with elemental chain reactions, and break the game with overlapping status effects. Play solo or in co-op.
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Warrior Extraction
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Survive the wave. Grab the loot. Extract — or push your luck for more. A top-down roguelite survivor with an extraction twist. Carve through undead hordes across 10 escalating waves, when the portal opens: cash out to keep your gear, or stay for richer loot and deadlier enemies.
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NeuroSquad - Slay the Horde
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Invent your own weapons in this sci-fi Roguelike shooter! Combine any weapon with any upgrade to customize your arsenal. Form a squad of holographic soldiers, redesign their guns too, and slay hordes of cybernetic enemies!
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Novivors
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Vanquish Evil.
Unlock new heroes and abilities, collect and craft powerful equipment, path the 1000+ nodes stats tree, strategize meta-progression, customized runs, and create game-breaking synergies with 6 active classes and 36 abilities all at once in this roguelite hack and slash survivors bullet heaven game.
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Hex Weaver
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Hex Weaver is a bullet-hell dungeon crawler. Collect runes and craft your own spell combinations freely. Every run delivers a fresh shooting experience—shred the dungeon's darkness with endless, evolving bullet patterns!
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Frame of Suffering
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Master both man and machine to escape the Ancient Temple. Customize your Hero and a modifiable Combat Frame to slay hordes and gatekeepers. Scavenge tech, uncover the Temple's history, and evolve your build in this Sci-Fi ARPG Roguelite. You're a prisoner - freedom lies at the heart of the Temple.
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Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Vanquish Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanquish Evil.
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.