Single-player games like Bas: They Must Die
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Bas: They Must Die, 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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Waves
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Destropolis 2
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bas: They Must Die.
Hordes of red cube enemies. Bullets, lasers and nukes. Cities to raze to the ground.
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Cells of Division
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Cells of Division is a top-down bullet hell roguelike. Fight with past-run clones (up to 6 allies), mix ~100 items, and defeat 50+ bosses. Destroy viruses and defend the immune system!
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Kill to Collect
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.
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Waves 2: Notorious
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bas: They Must Die.
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
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Godstrike
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.
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Esse Proxy
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
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Destropolis
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bas: They Must Die.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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POCKET MYSTERY EP DX
Single-player alternative to Bas: They Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bas: They Must Die.
A surreal, murder-mystery puzzle game originally designed for the GameBoy.