Single-player games like Microcosm: Wizard Horde
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Microcosm: Wizard Horde, 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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Swarmbound
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Unleash pixel-art hell in a high-performance bullet heaven. Command 5 classes against massive 1,500-unit swarms with zero lag. Loot, level, and spec your way to Wave 30 with chain lightning and spiral hammers. Fully moddable, Steam Deck optimized, and built for pure retro destruction.
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Runix: Pinball Roguelike
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
A roguelike 3D pinball game where you build your ball deck to hit and slay monsters with incredible combos and climb to the top of the leaderboard. Discover powerful artifacts that create incredible synergies and increase your mage powers to restore "The Pinball Order"
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Whiskers In The Sand
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Whiskers In The Sand is a fast-paced survivors-like arena roguelite where battle-ready cats shred through hordes of undead desert monsters. Unlock new cats, collect relics, stack upgrades, and forge ridiculous builds to survive the pharaoh's second reign.
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Teddy's Horde
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
A top-down arena survival brawler. Pick a bear, drop into the arena, and hold out against escalating waves of wardens. Alone or with your friends in local coop.
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Anime-Draft Survivors
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Anime Draft Survivors is a dark-fantasy anime bullet-heaven roguelike built around one simple twist: every run begins with The Draft. Choose your weapon pool up front, shape your build as you level, and chase the perfect evolution before the Eclipse rises.
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Witchtower: Spell Siege
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Hand-aim artillery spells, blast a gothic horde into fully simulated pixel gore, and draft 200+ upgrade cards between waves to defend your witchtower. A fast 2D roguelite tower defense. Play solo or in local co-op.
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Bound by Valor
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Defend the Flower of Life in a chaotic co-op action roguelike where players combine elemental powers, craft broken builds mid-battle, and survive relentless waves together.
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Ruindrift
Single-player alternative to Microcosm: Wizard Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Microcosm: Wizard Horde.
Ruindrift is a fast-paced RPG built around short, intense battles and tight skill-based combat. Choose your class, craft your build, and be relentless as you fight your way through colorful hand-drawn worlds in ruin.