Single-player games like Candy Rush!
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Candy Rush!, 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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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
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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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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FORCED SHOWDOWN
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
From Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker is an action RPG in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas, a mage now freed from years in captivity. Wield the chains that once bound you and liberate Demacia from the Mageseekers' tyranny.
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Funguys Swarm
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Candy Rush!.
Funguys Swarm is a cartoony survivor bullet hell where the forest is on fire. Become a Funguy, arm yourself with forest-crafted weapons, and unleash some bonkers powers on the Fireking’s army. And maybe... just maybe, save the day if you’re skilled (or lucky) enough.
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Soulstone Survivors
Single-player alternative to Candy Rush! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candy Rush!.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.