Single-player games like BUTCHER
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to BUTCHER, 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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CARRION
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Hatred
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
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Tormentor❌Punisher
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!
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Slain: Back from Hell
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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Valfaris
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Kusan: City of Wolves
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BUTCHER.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Alien Rampage
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BUTCHER.
Your ship is in ruins. your cargo is lost... and you are one ticked-off alien trapped on a planet overrun by bloodthirsty mutants with the help of a handful of enslaved natives and enough firepower to level a city.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BUTCHER.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Super Mush Bros
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BUTCHER.
SUPER MUSH BROS establishes itself as the most ABSURDLY ATROCIOUSLY AWESOME 2d platformer EVER!!! The game focuses on exploration throughout a plethora of vibrant and dull levels. Gameplay is seasoned with devilishly tricky bosses and moments when players can't figure where in the world they are.
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Soldat
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.