Single-player games like Project: Ascent
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Project: Ascent, 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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Chthonic
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
Descend through nine ever-changing levels of a living nightmare, master a weapon that grows with you, and face colossal demons to a soundtrack that comes alive as you play.
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INFINITE CHUMP
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
INFINITE CHUMP is an ultra-fast, boomer shooter roguelite tripfest where you graft spell-casting arms to your body. Put rings on your new fingers to create spells on the fly. Inspired by 90's FPS games with a trippy twist.
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Gunstoppable
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
A momentum-fueled Roguelite FPS where speed is damage. Dual-wield overpowered weapon combos and bend time to obliterate robot hordes and overthrow billionaire bosses!
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Seth
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
Become Seth, god of storms, and crush Apophis’s legions in a fast-paced roguelite FPS blending Egyptian mythology with science fiction. Fast combat, random challenges, and divine power in every run.
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Steel Judgment
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
Steel Judgment is an ultra-fast roguelite FPS that blends game-breaking roguelike chaos with stylish spectacle fighter combat. Wipe out hordes of enemies with ruthless efficiency while collecting powerful items to grow even stronger!
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EXUVIA
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
EXUVIA is a surreal, fast-paced, FPS action roguelite set in the center of a dimension left forgotten. Clear rooms of enemies, obtain unique items, and break out of the exuvium.
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CRYPTSHOOTER
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project: Ascent.
A horror roguelike FPS where you descend through 20 procedurally generated levels of a desecrated crypt, fighting biomechanical monsters, choosing weapons and perks between each wave, and dying over and over while an omniscient narrator watches.
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ODDCORE
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project: Ascent.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
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Tear Them All
Single-player alternative to Project: Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project: Ascent.
Tear through waves of doodle enemies with your pencil. Sharpen your weapon, balance melee and ranged combat, and survive the chaos in this fast-paced arena shooter.