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Single-player games like KILLSEC

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to KILLSEC, 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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    BACKFIRE — Steam game cover

    BACKFIRE

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Recoil — Steam game cover

    Time Recoil

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    Time Recoil is a top-down shooter with a slow motion twist! Punch through walls guns blazing while time slows down! See your enemies drop down like flies - and save the world from a mad scientist dictator!

    2017ActionSportsIndie13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jackal — Steam game cover

    Jackal

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

    2026ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hong Kong Massacre — Steam game cover

    The Hong Kong Massacre

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vital Shell — Steam game cover

    Vital Shell

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with KILLSEC.

    Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.

    2026ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survivor Mercs — Steam game cover

    Survivor Mercs

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waves — Steam game cover

    Waves

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE — Steam game cover

    SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE

    Single-player alternative to KILLSEC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with KILLSEC.

    The long-awaited third game in the groundbreaking SUPERHOT franchise - MIND CONTROL DELETE gives you more insight into the world of SUPERHOT, more story, more signature gameplay. Keep dancing the slow-motion ballet of destruction for so much longer than ever before.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →