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Single-player games like Mutant Tide

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mutant Tide, 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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    Geometry Rift: Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    Geometry Rift: Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mutant Tide.

    Imagine the frenetic chaos of Geometry Wars colliding with the addictive progression of Vampire Survivors. That's Geometry Rift — a relentless auto-fire action experience where geometric enemies flood the screen and your only option is to shoot, dodge, and survive.

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demon Spore — Steam game cover

    Demon Spore

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    Blast your way out of tentacle hell as a failed lab experiment gives birth to a rapidly growing viral horror in this intense action rogue-lite inspired by 80s Monster movies. Use the lab to your advantage and improvise an escape plan before this constantly evolving life form spreads out of control.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök — Steam game cover

    Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    Carve through the Hordes of Ragnarök in a Bullet Heaven Roguelite inspired by Norse myth. Complete quests mid-run to earn divine blessings, wield the abilities of gods, and forge your path toward the build you want to play.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chrome Survivor — Steam game cover

    Chrome Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gearomancer — Steam game cover

    Gearomancer

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    Step into the mechanical apocalypse in Gearomancer, a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite. Play as elite V.E.R.T.E.X. agents to dodge brutal bullet hells and obliterate elemental horrors. Harvest Arcane crystals, forge permanent upgrades at your hub, and die to return stronger than ever.

    2027ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dustpocalypse — Steam game cover

    Dustpocalypse

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    Play as a cute cat leading their trusty robo-vacuum into battle against endless waves of mutated dust monsters. Master working together with your robot friend, and experiment with different builds to finally achieve the perfect run. Will you be able to conquer the Dustpocalypse?

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castleborne Survivors — Steam game cover

    Castleborne Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    A survivors-like game with side-scrolling action combat. Slash, dodge, and mow down endless monsters in a gothic horror castle. Upgrade with every choice, snowball out of control, and survive until the very end.

    2026ActionIndieRPG3.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Village Survivors — Steam game cover

    Village Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Mutant Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mutant Tide.

    Grab your pots and pans—defendyour home! Village Survivors is a lighthearted, comedic survivors-like game (bullet heaven). Play a villager standing up for their home, turn bowls, flower pots, and frying pans into weapons, and level up to mow down an invading army!

    2026ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →