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Single-player games like Hellwake: Hordes of Styx

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx, 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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    Gunstoppable — Steam game cover

    Gunstoppable

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    A momentum-fueled Roguelite FPS where speed is damage. Dual-wield overpowered weapon combos and bend time to obliterate hordes of robots and billionaire bosses!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Worship Demon — Steam game cover

    Worship Demon

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    "Worship Demon" is a fast 2D survivor with anime xianxia art and dazzling effects. Play a demonic cultivator, explore secret realms, ruins, and seek spells. Survive, beat boss, master Dao, and grow stronger. Each run unlocks new Arts, bonds, talents—forge your own immortal path.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PengPong — Steam game cover

    PengPong

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    PengPong is a bullet-hell roguelike where pinball meets gambling. Bounce your way through chaos and bet it all to survive.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Purranoia — Steam game cover

    Purranoia

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Purranoia is an action roguelike with a twist: you don’t control movement. Instead, you wield powerful scientific inventions to protect the frightened cat Mousti from waves of questionably designed robots and hostile lab creations.

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mycofall — Steam game cover

    Mycofall

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Survive endless waves in this bullet-hell survivors-like. Play as a living mushroom bound to the forest, evolve powerful nature abilities, and fight mutated insects. Collect, grow stronger, and defend the forest solo or together in online co-op.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void Reaver — Steam game cover

    Void Reaver

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Inventory management meets bullet heaven. In this sci-fi roguelite, your backpack determines your fate. Master the art of item layout to create game-breaking synergies and turn a humble arsenal into a screen-clearing storm of destruction. Collect 300+ items and annihilate the Void.

    2026ActionRPGEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Horde Reapers — Steam game cover

    Horde Reapers

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Fight through relentless hordes solo or in up to 4-player co-op. Loot powerful relics, grow stronger each run, and rebuild your village to unlock heroes and upgrades

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Order of Beast — Steam game cover

    Order of Beast

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    A horde-survivor roguelite set across cursed realms. Choose an outcast hero, forge evolving skills, collect strange relics, and survive wave after wave until you face the old lords who still rule the ruins.

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors — Steam game cover

    Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors - Prelude — Steam game cover

    Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors - Prelude

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense 3D top-down roguelite action. Outsmart, outgun and survive smarter, increasingly menacing foes with a versatile arsenal in diverse landscapes. Every run escalates the challenge - adapt, evolve, dominate!

    2023ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shell Runner - Prelude — Steam game cover

    Shell Runner - Prelude

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Shell Runner - Prelude is a PvE Extraction Top-Down Looter-Shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopian future. As a mercenary your objective is as clear as it's dangerous: infiltrate, assassinate, loot, and extract without dying. Or fail, and lose everything.

    2023ActionIndieDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shell Runner — Steam game cover

    Shell Runner

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    2045. Life's never been cheaper. Shells mean you can come back if you have money. You used to. Now you're on the bottom in a cyberpunk sprawl. Claw your way back up through wet work as a Shell Runner, in a PvE extraction looter shooter, where a gig can make you rich - or broke.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pantheion — Steam game cover

    Pantheion

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    A single-player deck-building card game where mythologies unite. Construct your deck with deities, followers, artifacts, and blessings from Greek, Norse, and Japanese legends. Overcome each site's threshold through clever strategy, powerful combos, and unique card synergies.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Memoria Arcana — Steam game cover

    Memoria Arcana

    Single-player alternative to Hellwake: Hordes of Styx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hellwake: Hordes of Styx.

    Memoria Arcana is a single-player card game with traditional memory mechanics: Reveal as many pairs as you can to form poker-inspired hands, earn points, and overcome the Curse stages. Master the Arcana and Zodiac cards to increase your chance of winning.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →