Single-player games like PulseWave
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PulseWave, 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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XENOFLEKT
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
XENOFLEKT is a roguelite space shooter where you will turn enemy bullets into armory: dash into enemy fire to parry and deflect shots, heal your ship, and trigger devastating counter-attacks. Unlock parts, plug-in unique perks with satellites, and get ready to master hundreds of deadly synergies.
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Fading Reel
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
A sepia Roguelike — lead a chained squad through 22 waves. Map events split your line, milestone recruits add firepower. Linked Blink, run upgrades, 19 Evolutions, and a permanent meta tree carry you to the final Boss Hydra.
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Brewed and Battered
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
Brew your own weapons from scratch and unleash them on hordes of homunculi! In this survival roguelite, every ingredient combination creates a potion that splashes, moves, and reacts in a unique way. Discover absurd synergies and rescue fellow alchemists in your quest for the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Chrome Survivor
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?
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Tied to the Beat
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
A roguelike where every lyric triggers unique effects. Choose your instrument, survive waves of lyric-powered enemies, and import your own songs. Your music. Your weapon.
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FIGHT-QUEST
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
FIGHT-QUEST is a first-person roguelite where you become an unstoppable "Hero". Stack game-changing upgrades to slay thousands of fantasy foes, discover sinster secrets in a colorful world, and bank your hard-earned gold.
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Apple Man Sam
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
Apple man Sam versus moustached vegetables. A top-down survivors-like roguelite where you pick a loadout, level up, upgrade your weapons, and loot items to blast through escalating hordes and bosses. Multiple loadouts, endless mode, and leaderboards. Complete quests to unlock items and cosmetics!
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ERLIK
Single-player alternative to PulseWave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PulseWave.
A Turkic folk-horror bullet-heaven roguelite. Every run drifts between two gods; feed Erlik's corruption for savage power and lifesteal, or rise toward Tengri's light for shields and renewal. Every weapon evolves down two opposed paths. Survive the Long Night.