Single-player games like RUINER
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to RUINER, 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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The Ascent
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
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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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
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SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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Esse Proxy
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
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Hatred
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
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Shadowgrounds
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RUINER.
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
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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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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My Friend Pedro
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
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Midnight Fight Express
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.
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Mr. Shifty
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
Teleport, shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty!
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SYNTHETIK 2
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RUINER.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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KILL KNIGHT
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RUINER.
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
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METAL EDEN
Single-player alternative to RUINER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with RUINER.
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.