Single-player games like Charlie Murder
Below are 11 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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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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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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Castle Crashers®
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
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Infernax
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Charlie Murder.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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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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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to Charlie Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Charlie Murder.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
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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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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!