Single-player games like runz
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to runz, 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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Smashteroids
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
A twin-stick Asteroids roguelite where you stack 190+ absurd upgrades until one fragile ship fills the whole screen with firepower. 22 ships with unique kits, 22 handcrafted bosses, mini-boss packs that crash your stage, 100+ colour palettes, and a branching campaign toward a dying star. Free demo out now.
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Chrome Survivor
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?
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NeuroSquad - Slay the Horde
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
Invent your own weapons in this sci-fi Roguelike shooter! Combine any weapon with any upgrade to customize your arsenal. Form a squad of holographic soldiers, redesign their guns too, and slay hordes of cybernetic enemies!
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Terraclysm Survivors
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
Terraclysm Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike sidescroller. Earth is in peril, jump and attack through treacherous stages packed with enemy hordes while building the ultimate loadout. With up to 8 players online, defeat the invaders and survive in this apocalyptic and chaotic challenge!
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Weed Out
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with runz.
A bullet heaven with a slot machine for a level-up. The crops have risen — mow down hordes of mutant plants, spin the reels, and build around whatever drops: buffs, curses and nearly a hundred game-warping Jokers.
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Geometry Rift: Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with runz.
Imagine the frenetic chaos of Geometry Wars colliding with the addictive progression of Vampire Survivors. That's Geometry Rift — a relentless auto-fire action experience where geometric enemies flood the screen and your only option is to shoot, dodge, and survive.
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Scavenger Survivors
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
The machines already won. Now, you scavenge! In this 1-4 player top-down roguelite/survivors hybrid, play as fat scavengers hauling loot from the ruins of the world. Grab and throw anything that isn't bolted down, cram it into your armored RIG, and survive the robot swarm until extraction.
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Gearomancer
Single-player alternative to runz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with runz.
Step into the mechanical apocalypse in Gearomancer, a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite. Play as elite V.E.R.T.E.X. agents to dodge brutal bullet hells and obliterate elemental horrors. Harvest Arcane crystals, forge permanent upgrades at your hub, and die to return stronger than ever.