Single-player games like Charlie Murder
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Charlie Murder, 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 Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.
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Bloody Zombies
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Charlie Murder.
Fight across the ruins of London using carefully refined Free-Form Combat, taking down a terrifying variety of mutated zombies with an expanding special move-set. Created for 1-4 players, for online and offline play, Bloody Zombies is also enhanced with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
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Son of a Witch
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
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Mother Russia Bleeds
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.
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Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!
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Wulverblade
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.
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Nanoui
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
The book of Nanoui has been stolen, plunging the kingdom into chaos and allowing the forces of evil to rise. Set in a fantasy world of great castles, magic and dragons, our four heroes begin their quest to retrieve the powerful artifact and save the kingdom.
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Die for Valhalla!
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
In the land of Vikings a monstrous portal has opened. The Great Old One is plotting to take over the world. Chaos spreads far and wide... and the party's just getting started! Novice Valkyries along with their new mysterious friend set out to save the world. What could possibly go wrong?
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Salt and Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Charlie Murder.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
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Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!