Single-player games like BUTCHER
Below are 13 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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Party Hard
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
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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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ION Shift
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
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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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Volgarr the Viking
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
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Sea Salt
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.
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NOT A HERO
Single-player alternative to BUTCHER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BUTCHER.
Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.
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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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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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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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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.