Single-player games like Gerty
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Gerty, 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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FULLYBROKEN: WAY HOME - A Roguelike Shooter
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
A roguelike shooter set in a post apocalyptic world, with dynamic narrative happening along your journey. Your goal is to go back home to your wife and kids. But the journey back home is perilous and full of danger. Be careful, your actions and choices along the way could leave you dead.
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Scrappage
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
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Roboom
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
You should simply try out Roboom. We have quite a long description below, you can read if you like, but experiencing Roboom yourself or as Co-op is the best.
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M.O.O.D.S.
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
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Uber Destruction
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Uber Destruction is a side-scrolling roguelike top-down shooter. loot chests, gather insane weapons and unique upgrades to battle the relentless hoards of foes. You can also embrace the action online with friends, or in local co-op mode. Destroy your way to victory!
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Hostile Lands
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Hostile Lands is a 2D top-down, roguelite shooter where a crash landing is mistaken for an act of war. LOOT tons of unique guns. ENHANCE your skills. RESCUE surviving crew members and ESCAPE...if you can.
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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Guns And Draguns
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Experience the thrill of teamwork and competition in Guns And Draguns, a roguelite shooting game. Navigate through a perilous fantasy dungeon, defeat enemies together, and gather upgrades to defeat the final boss. But don't trust your friends too much; you all aim to be the best player!
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Painkiller
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gerty.
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
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Zombie Shooter
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Commando Collection
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gerty.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Dungeon Siege
Single-player alternative to Gerty — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gerty.
Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.