Single-player games like Hellfish
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Hellfish, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Hellfish page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Madlum
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Madlum is a Bullet Hell Shmup with Roguelike elements with a dark hand-drawn style. Navigate through a shifting labyrinth, gather powerful upgrades to combat the ever increasing difficulty, annihilate your rivals and escape Madlum's Vault.
- 2
Orbit Run
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Orbit Run is an arcade sci-fi game with roguelike elements, in which orbiting asteroids are your only weapons. Catch asteroids and combine them to unlock their run-altering abilities. Skillfully manoeuvre to dodge attacks and land massive asteroid strikes to defeat the ever-increasing waves of foes.
- 3
Gunlocked 2
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
- 4
Eternal Onslaught
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hellfish.
A vampire-survivors-style roguelike where bosses arrive every 90 seconds and the Butcher every 5 minutes Pick a hero, pick a weapon, then survive as the screen fills with the unkilled
- 5
Hopeless Sea
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Hopeless Sea is arcade-inspired STG with roguelike elements. You pilot a ship to cut your way through hordes of procedurally generated, merciless sea monsters. Choose wisely from a variety of ships, weapons and traits since conquering this hopeless sea is the only option to survive.
- 6
Stellar Interface
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
- 7
Lilac 0
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
- 8
ODDCORE
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
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!
- 9
Gunlocked
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
- 10
Arcane Golf
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hellfish.
Arcane Golf is a miniature golf puzzle game set in a fantasy world full of dungeons, dangers, gems, and geometry. Play across 200 levels set in 4 unique courses inspired by classic adventure games!
- 11
Boons & Burdens
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?
- 12
Cosmic Raze
Single-player alternative to Hellfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.
Cosmic Raze is a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Control advanced weapons, build powerful synergies, and then blast away as aliens attempt to conquer Earth. Between rounds you'll earn unique augmentations, purchase and upgrade a huge variety of weapons, and unlock powerful synergy bonuses.