Single-player games like Just Dying
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Just Dying, 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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It's About Pirates
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Just Dying.
Command your ship in an action-packed pirate roguelike. Combine deadly weapons, powerful items, and a fearless captain to create unique builds and survive the dangers of the high seas!
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Spaceborn Awakening
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Just Dying.
Start as a mortal. End as a god. Carve through corrupted hordes, evolve your arsenal and unlock cosmic powers that clear the screen with a wave of your hand. A narrative-driven bullet-heaven roguelite.
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Smawverse
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Just Dying.
Cut down the risen dead in this dark fantasy bullet-heaven roguelike. You are Smaw, a stray cat reforged in iron to take back a kingdom unmade by its own keeper. Kneel at nine prophet shrines and stack their blessings into screen-clearing builds. How long can you last?
- 4
Payback Protocol
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Just Dying.
Annihilate alien armies, craft devastating builds and traverse hostile biomes in this fast-paced action roguelite! Choose from a roster of vengeful combat robots, each with unique strengths and abilities, and survive relentless alien hordes as you avenge the fall of humanity.
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Underwater DuO
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Just Dying.
In Underwater Duo, control a smashing turtle with your left hand and a blasting jellyfish with your right! Fight off waves of fierce fish, grow stronger, and see if your two hands can conquer the deep… or team up with a perfectly in-sync partner.
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Mega Raiders
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Just Dying.
You know when the screen is just exploding with enemies, you're leveling up like crazy? Yeah, we made that in CO-OP. Grab your squad, build your character, use your ultimate, and enter the boss lairs to slay them. Everything is different when you're wrecking stuff with your crew.
- 7
Megabonk
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Just Dying.
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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Vital Shell
Single-player alternative to Just Dying — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Just Dying.
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.