Single-player games like Protocol : Kill Switch
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Protocol : Kill Switch, 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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Compadrone: Land Wars
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
In this fast-paced roguelite arena shooter with tower-defense twists, control a drone capable of wielding multiple weapons and fight hordes of alien warbots. Collect resources and XP to unlock new weapons, towers, abilities, and drones.
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Freelance Dead
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
A roguelite top‑down twin‑stick shooter. Rain, shine, or zombie outbreak—nothing stops a Courier on a deadline. Shoot, loot, and scoot through hordes of undead with ridiculous item synergies. Earn cash, unlock weapons, and grow from broke gig worker to a walking apocalypse.
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Chrome Circuit
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Protocol : Kill Switch.
A twin-stick roguelite in a 2086 cyber-dystopia. Chain kill-streaks for massive rewards, sign cursed loot contracts with brutal downsides, and stack upgrades into a new monster build every run.
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Lunaris
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
Lunaris is a fast-paced sci-fi top-down roguelite shooter: survive escalating enemy waves, stack powerful passive and active abilities, craft wild build synergies, and turn the arena into a neon storm of lasers and explosions. Every run feels fresh and intense.
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District Panic
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
an action-packed arcade shooter that takes you deep into the heart of a computer under siege.You're the system's last line of defense.
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Cosmic Tails
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
Become the Cat Bounty Hunter. Blast off through deep space as you decimate hordes of space creatures with bounties on their heads. Upgrade unique cat-themed abilities, unlock pulverizing weapons, and survive until your contract expires -- or join the ranks of fallen bounty hunters before you.
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Grid Demon
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
A cyberpunk bullet-heaven roguelite. Survive the swarm, hack your kills, and turn enemy machines into your own weapons
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Disaster Plan Z
Single-player alternative to Protocol : Kill Switch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol : Kill Switch.
Disaster Plan Z is a hardcore single-player shooting survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players need to utilize various weapons along with their unique skills, construct different buildings, and continuously upgrade to resist the invasion of countless zombies and mutant creatures.