Single-player games like Pickle Pete
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pickle Pete, 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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Arms of God
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Pickle Pete.
Gear up for a battle through hell in this roguelite Bullet Heaven Arena Autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade and merge them to forge indestructible builds, and bring divine justice to a world on the brink of chaos.
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Deadly Days: Roadtrip
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pickle Pete.
Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Hit the road, decide when to extract, organize your backpack into game-breaking builds – and get that sweet inventory management kick when new loot fits just right.
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Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pickle Pete.
The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!
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Pathogenic
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Pickle Pete.
You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.
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Demon Hunt
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pickle Pete.
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
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R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Pickle Pete.
Welcome to the Reincarnation Insurance Program! This top-down roguelite shooter blends Diablo-style looting with Survivor-like mayhem. Face screen-filling zombie tides, use Divine Tech to liquidate them into ash, and farm god-tier gear to forge your OP build.
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Ascend to ZERO
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Pickle Pete.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
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Genome Guardian 2
Single-player alternative to Pickle Pete — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Pickle Pete.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!