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Single-player games like Screen Survivors

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Screen Survivors, 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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    Mine or Burn — Steam game cover

    Mine or Burn

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Screen Survivors.

    Start with a basic mining ship and snowball into an asteroid-crushing powerhouse in this incremental bullet hell roguelite. Mine asteroids, battle rival miners, stack upgrades, create powerful builds, and survive escalating threats across dangerous star systems.

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    Loop Tower — Steam game cover

    Loop Tower

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Screen Survivors.

    Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!

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    Swarm Survivor: Endless Siege — Steam game cover

    Swarm Survivor: Endless Siege

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Screen Survivors.

    Swarm Survivors: Endless Siege is a light roguelike bullet-hell idle shooter. You play as the last survivor of the Swarm, fighting to stay alive under the endless siege of alien fleets. Build overwhelming power and face wave after wave of relentless challenges.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HUDDLE BATTLE — Steam game cover

    HUDDLE BATTLE

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Screen Survivors.

    HUDDLE BATTLE is a bullet heaven where you raze swarms of enemies, harvest their souls, and use them to summon your huddle. Your characters may attack automatically, but you would be a fool to underestimate its challenge ⚔️

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    Rejected Draft — Steam game cover

    Rejected Draft

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Screen Survivors.

    You are a flawed doodle thrown in the trash. Battle rival sketches in an idle climb for revenge. Every enemy is drawn by community artists, with alternate versions and direct credits. In an unusual twist on builds, choose which enemies appear in your world, then defeat them to absorb their powers.

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    Aleef: Desktop Pet Collector — Steam game cover

    Aleef: Desktop Pet Collector

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Screen Survivors.

    Work, browse, or play other games while hatching eggs in the background! Collect 300+ pets with various stats, unlock powerful upgrades, and build your battle team.

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    Loot Frog — Steam game cover

    Loot Frog

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Screen Survivors.

    Loot Frog is an incremental action bullet hell about breaking pots, collecting gems, and fighting an evil cult. Upgrade your gear, unlock new abilities, explore diverse biomes, and push deeper into increasingly chaotic battles.

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    Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest — Steam game cover

    Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest

    Single-player alternative to Screen Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Screen Survivors.

    Reap souls. Open the portal. Extract or risk it all. A skill-based bullet heaven where every battle is a short harvest. Souls reaped before the portal are safe, souls after are at risk. Spend them in a permanent skill tree, beat the level, push to the next.

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