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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Rogue Space Convoy
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
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How To Train Your Virus
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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Fallin' Glocks
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Fallin' Glocks is a 2D skydiving action shooter with procedural levels and power-ups. Drop into the pits of a post-apocalyptic Earth and fight against hijacked, classified government weapons controlled by the master weapon, Ares.
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Mechaconda
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Survive hordes of monsters and bosses while collecting cards that add unique ability upgrades to the body of a small snake Mechaconda.
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STARSHRED
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VIRUS_31.EXE.
STARSHRED is a fast-paced, top-down action roguelike set in space. Shred the invaders, choose between powerful upgrades to create unique combinations, and survive boss battles that turn into bullet hell. Grow stronger with every run and destroy the threat invading the planet.
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Slag
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
You are tasked with servicing Terraformer Ai cores. To do this you will have to blast your way through the automated defense system. Turn the bots you come across into slag and get what "res" you can out of them as you will need it to load out your tank with different weapon and mods systems.
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Westner Hero 8
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Westner Hero 8 is a pixel-art card roguelike set in the Wild West. Collect cards, strengthen your character, and combine two cards into a more powerful one. Build your own strategy, face increasingly dangerous enemies, and survive ever-changing adventures.
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Vectorfall
Single-player alternative to VIRUS_31.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VIRUS_31.EXE.
Vectorfall is a fast top-down space-shooter extraction roguelite built around risky sector runs. Swap between six ships mid-fight, raid hostile signals, break the Command Node, and extract your modules before Alert brings the patrols down on you.