Single-player games like Horrors Above
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Horrors Above, 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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The Absolute Mage
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
Unleash your magic to annihilate hordes of monsters and slay formidable bosses in this intense 2D action-roguelike. Choose your spells, enhance them and wreak havoc in the battlefield.
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Brotherhood of Pain
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
Bound to the will of the necromancer Zndan, your party is dragged back from death. Conquer cursed dungeons, loot the rarest artifacts, endure resurrections, and fight to reclaim your souls. Welcome to Brotherhood of Pain.
- 3
Junkyard Saints: Scrapstorm
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
Survive endless scrapstorms in a post-apocalyptic Bullet Heaven Action Roguelite. Build devastating loadouts, collect procedural gear, awaken powerful Saints, recruit companions, conquer dungeons, and create insane synergies in a world where scrap is sacred.
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BONEBUILDER
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
In this action roguelike you will fight imposing enemies in heavy, deliberate third-person 3D action combat. Collect bones and weapons from defeated enemies to build the most powerful skeleton possible through BONEBUILDER's unique crafting and talent systems!
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Battlecaster 2
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
Battlecaster 2 is an intense top-down action roguelite. Descend to the center of a hostile world where control, precision, and aggression decide every fight. Push forward and dismantle enemy pressure through skillful play. Shape powerful, expressive builds as danger rises.
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Sanctus Wars
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Horrors Above.
A dark pixel-art action game about war, revenge, betrayal, and survival. Fight waves of enemies, develop your hero, use spells, and choose summonable units to build your own strategy and dive deeper into the story.
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Cabin of Souls
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Horrors Above.
Cabin of Souls is a mix between a horde-based rogue-lite and a tower defense game, where the player is one of the towers. The player has the choice of either upgrading their defenses, or upgrading their weapons, leading to very different gameplay depending on the player's upgrading strategy.
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KETZER
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Horrors Above.
KETZER is a brutal roguelite horde FPS where blood is both your weapon and your resource. Fight through endless waves of possessed and cursed abominations, grow stronger mid-run, and descend deeper into corruption with every death.
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Cutting Grass with Nail Clippers the game
Single-player alternative to Horrors Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A walking and exploration simulator for cutting grass with nail clippers. You cut grass with nail clippers, grow the grass, sell the grass, and buy upgrades for your clippers to cut even more grass. Cut grass at your own pace, no rush.