Single-player games like Mini Gladiators
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mini Gladiators, 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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Hotspot Earth
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Environmental hazards are hitting humanity with increasing force - but you're hitting back! Defend cities, build a global movement and change society's path in this tactical horde survival arena.
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Wanderburg
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Drive your Castle on Wheels into battle in this minimalist medieval roguelike of roaming fortresses! Devour entire villages, build your modular arsenal of siege machinery and break the game as you grow with every stronghold you crush.
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Smawverse
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Cut down the risen dead in this dark fantasy bullet-heaven roguelike. You are Smaw, a stray cat reforged in iron to take back a kingdom unmade by its own keeper. Kneel at nine prophet shrines and stack their blessings into screen-clearing builds. How long can you last?
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Mega Squad Survivors
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
You are the Physician. Draft 50 reimagined warriors from rival kingdoms & turn historical bonds into synergies. Start small, grow into a legion that sweeps thousands. 200+ skills, 18 bond combos, and raid bosses. A Three Kingdoms pixel-art survival action roguelite. Can your legion survive?
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Tossdown
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Run, jump and dash through chaos, dodging hazards and enemies as you deliver packages. Fight back with wacky power-ups and choose from a variety of perks to improve your chances of survival. It’s Crazy taxi meets Jet Set Radio!
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Endless Rails
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Protect your train with your drones as it rolls through a monster-infested wasteland. Reach new stations to buy new weapons, wagons, and upgrades. Keep rolling until you or the game crashes. Isometric bullet heaven roguelite.
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Horde Sweepers
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
Horde Sweepers is a dynamic Rogue-lite action game built on speed, movement, and shooting. Blast through hordes of mutants while expertly weaving between enemies. Collect powerful weapon and upgrade combos. Cleanse the city of the infestation — one sweep at a time!
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Drive of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Mini Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Gladiators.
An online co-op auto-shooter roguelite: drive a gun-covered car through endless zombie hordes with up to 3 friends. Auto-firing weapons, run-shaping upgrade cards, and a swarm that never stops. Crush thousands. Survive the road. Save the worst B-movie ever made.