Single-player games like IronWood
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to IronWood, 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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CULTIC
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
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HROT
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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BRUTAL JOHN 2
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.
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DEAD TRASH
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with IronWood.
Years into a brutal lockdown, a once-thriving city lies in ruins, abandoned by its government and overrun by vicious, mindless infected. Grab your hammer, collect your nerves and enter the mayhem.
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Chop Goblins
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
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Dread Templar
Single-player alternative to IronWood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with IronWood.
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!