Single-player games like MAD
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to MAD, 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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SPRAWL zero
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with MAD.
SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.
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HoverGrease 2
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
TOP-DOWN SHOOTER x HERO SHOOTER. Mixing the traditional elements of a team-based game with the arcade thrill of a twin-stick shooter. A super fast-paced game, where both your reflexes and your team’s positioning play a crucial role. Play the Singleplayer Story or join the 5v5 Online Multiplayer.
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Steel Executor
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
One-hit-one-kill cyberpunk top-down shooter celebrating creative violence. Dual wield guns and melee weapons, blast through walls with explosives, hack the environment, and carve your own fate and story through killing or sparing key characters.
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Broken Orbits
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Broken Orbits is a fast-paced 1–4 player co-op space-combat game. Tear through hostile fleets, loot wild weapons and prototype effects, create devastating loadout combinations, and fight through a complete three-chapter campaign against the Ancients.
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Forehead Chip
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Holdouts are refusing to get chipped! Chip 'em all and win the FOREHEAD CHIP! A pixel-shooter throwback to 80s+90s sci-fi, battle your way to multiple endings as a member of the Implant Corps, or discover secret hidden paths. Featuring single-player story mode, couch co-op, and up to 8 players PVP!
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System Breakdown
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter, where you fight with Soviet war machines. Cycle between guns, use power-ups to destroy robot armors and unleash your ultimate ability. They won’t have mercy, neither should you!
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The Ascent
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Biped 2
Single-player alternative to MAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAD.
Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.