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Single-player games like Borstal

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Borstal, 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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    Merge Hero — Steam game cover

    Merge Hero

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    An idle RPG game with infinite possibilities. Merge items, upgrade stats and fight deadly monsters and bosses

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astronaut: The Best — Steam game cover

    Astronaut: The Best

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infinite Survival — Steam game cover

    Infinite Survival

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    Infinite Survival is a roguelike survival game with turn-based gameplay. The game features a completely procedurally generated open world. Craft new items and weapons, lay traps and defences, use stealth to evade enemies, and explore in any fashion you want.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Floor44 — Steam game cover

    Floor44

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    Floor44 is a hardcore luckiness detector kinda game with randomly generated maps, the goal is to make it to the top floor. You can rely on your skills to reach floor30, but you'll need more than that to make it to Floor44.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot — Steam game cover

    Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper — Steam game cover

    Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AI Roguelite — Steam game cover

    AI Roguelite

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borstal.

    World's first RPG in which all entities are AI-generated and all game mechanics are AI-directed.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crypt of the NecroDancer — Steam game cover

    Crypt of the NecroDancer

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Borstal.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prophour23 — Steam game cover

    Prophour23

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Borstal.

    Prophour23 is a fast-paced, replayable real-time strategy. It's designed for short, quick plays. A single playthrough will take you about 15 minutes, if you're good. But the next one will be different. And another one as well.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Howard Phillips Lovecar — Steam game cover

    Howard Phillips Lovecar

    Single-player alternative to Borstal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Borstal.

    A top-down driving shooter. It's like Devil Daggers + GTA1 (Kill Frenzy!). Stop The Great Old Ones - or die trying!

    2018ActionIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →