Single-player games like VIRUS_31.EXE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to VIRUS_31.EXE, 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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Deck of Potential
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Deck of Potential combines roguelike deckbuilder with bullet heaven. Collect cards, fuse them, and slap on sticker upgrades to beat thousands of monsters. Take down dungeon bosses, unlock new cards, characters, and discover fusion recipes to build the ultimate auto-firing deck.
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GAME (not) OVER
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
GAME (not) OVER is a survivors-like with deck-building elements, blending both genres to offer a fresh game. Lost in the world of video games, use cards to summon hero allies, and defend yourself from the hordes of villains who want to claim their revenge on you!
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Sergio the Wizard
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
A roguelite bullet hell where you control Sergio the Wizard, a cranky rockstar who shoots with his guitar down an endless road. Pick cards to power up your weapon, evolve your deck, and survive waves of enemies while fighting for the top spot on the mileage leaderboard!
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Outnumbered
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
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Rogue Dot
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Control Rogue, a sentient interface built to navigate the mainframe's deadliest sectors. Dodge bugs, outrun corrupted scripts, and collect data chips to rebuild the program before total shutdown.
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Slay the Horde
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
This game is an attempt at combining horde survival with a roguelike deckbuilder card game. Unfortunately, the result is a rather generic fantasy chaos generator.
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Shape Survivors
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
The arena is shrinking. Annihilate endless swarms of angry geometry to climb the global leaderboards in this relentless bullet heaven. Collect Poly shards, upgrade your weapons, and unlock permanent meta-progression to survive the crush in Shape Survivors.
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FORCED SHOWDOWN
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
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.