Single-player games like NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION, 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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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Moon Hunters
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Astral Ascent
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
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Legend of Dungeon
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Fallback
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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BATTLETECH
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
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Shadowrun Returns
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
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The Lamplighters League
Single-player alternative to NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION.
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.