Single-player games like Steel Hail
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Steel Hail, 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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EON Trooper
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Lead an elite squad on a hostile alien planet! Recruit and command up to 4 NPC soldiers with unique powers to complete missions and overcome waves of enemies. Level up and dominate the battlefield with strategy and teamwork. Get ready for action!
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Slime Rush : Leshy and the Magic Book
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Slime Rush! Jump into a thrilling hack-and-slash adventure with Leshy and the Magic Book! Wreck relentless slimes, unleash crazy magic combos, power up with runes, and reclaim the Red Panda Temple! Get ready to bash, blast, and dominate!
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Jack Big Chin: Alien Invasion
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Save humanity! Help Jack Big Chin defeat the alien invaders, in a hard action-adventure game with 3D platform elements, where you must improve your weapons and activate cannons to complete your missions.
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Deep Deep Deep Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.
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Red Nose Guy The Burnout
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
WHEN WORK DEVOURS YOU… FIGHT BACK! In Gauntlet Inc., Red Nose Guy falls into burnout: his office becomes a nightmare of killer printers, living files, and deadly deadlines. A frantic twin-stick shooter where every floor is a hell to escape… or destroy!
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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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Greedland
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
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Livelock
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
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Purgatory Heroes
Single-player alternative to Steel Hail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Steel Hail.
Purgatory Heroes is an Action-RPG where you must fight through hordes of enemies. A key feature is the ability to play as any destroyed creature whose soul you have absorbed.