Single-player games like Nation Red
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Nation Red, 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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VERSUS SQUAD
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Over 9000 Zombies!
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
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Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
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Final Days
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
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Iron Crypticle
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!
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HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
HELLFRONT is an intense top-down shooter. Conquer ground, build a base, and command your troops in battle! Play PvP or beat the campaign co-op or solo.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Megabonk
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nation Red.
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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Smash
Single-player alternative to Nation Red — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nation Red.
Click on the mouse left button to destroy the glass pyramids & push away the obstacles. Stay focused and concentrate on the path destroy every pyramid and push away obstacles coming in the path.