Single-player games like Black Plague
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Black Plague, 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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Ascend to ZERO
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Black Plague.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Plague.
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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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Black Plague.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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Megabonk
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Plague.
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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Million Depth
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Black Plague.
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
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BALL x PIT
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Plague.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Plague.
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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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Black Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Plague.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.