Single-player games like Scum's Errand
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Scum's Errand, 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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Plume
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
Plume is a roguelike where you play as the last surviving egg of a tribe of flightless birds, wiped out by a volcanic eruption. Fight your way up the volcano, collect seeds and crops, eat them for stat boosts, and maybe finally reach the skies your civilization always worshipped.
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ECHO //syntax
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
Awaken. Scavenge. Survive.ECHO//syntax is a beat-em-up scrapper game set in a far future robotic world.
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Malignant Survivors 2
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scum's Errand.
Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick your hero. Gear up. Then face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger, stay alive. Maybe. Didn't work? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.
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Guns & Dragons
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scum's Errand.
Dragons? Magic? Who cares? Fight with overwhelming firepower in this co-op FPS roguelite. Fight, choose, grow stronger. Science vs. magic. Fight enemies in dungeons, pick runes and artifacts to craft your build, use materials to expand your base, develop deadlier weapons, and take down dragons.
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Disaster Plan Z
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
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.
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Fast Food Wars
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
Fast Food Wars is a bullet-hell shoot'em up rogue-lite game in a procedural generated restaurant with random power ups, weapons. You play as a burger fighting to claim back all the invaded burger restaurant from other fast foods
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The Maze
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
Escape an ever-shifting procedural labyrinth. Loot legendary armor, overcome challenges in crafting zones, and survive deadly traps in this fantasy Roguelite. With progressive difficulty and unique enemies, can you find the exit before the Ghost finds you?
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Hexborn
Single-player alternative to Scum's Errand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scum's Errand.
A blood-fueled roguelite FPS inspired by Doom and Vampire Survivors — but instead of one arena, fight through cursed labyrinths that reshape every run. Draft brutal perks, wield occult firepower, and survive escalating horrors with a retro shooter soul.