Single-player games like Knell
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Knell, 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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ERLIK
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
A Turkic folk-horror bullet-heaven roguelite. Every run drifts between two gods; feed Erlik's corruption for savage power and lifesteal, or rise toward Tengri's light for shields and renewal. Every weapon evolves down two opposed paths. Survive the Long Night.
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Warriors of the End
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
Warriors of the End is a fast-paced tower-defense horde-battler roguelike. Defend the Princess against enemy hordes by strategically positioning and upgrading your towers, customize unique characters with deadly weapons and spells, discover mindblowing synergies and create game-breaking builds!
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Chrome Survivor
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
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?
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Payback Protocol
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
Annihilate alien armies, craft devastating builds and traverse hostile biomes in this fast-paced action roguelite! Choose from a roster of vengeful combat robots, each with unique strengths and abilities, and survive relentless alien hordes as you avenge the fall of humanity.
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Castleborne Survivors
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
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.
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Winnie-the-Pooh Redux: Halloween Survivors
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
Heal instead of harm in this wholesome Halloween bullet heaven! Play as 9 magical versions of Pooh, recruit a Ghost Army, collect Candy Corn, upgrade your abilities, and restore peace to the Hundred Acre Wood.
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Loot Frog
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
Loot Frog is an incremental action bullet hell about breaking pots, collecting gems, and fighting an evil cult. Upgrade your gear, unlock new abilities, explore diverse biomes, and push deeper into increasingly chaotic battles.
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Voxie Survivor
Single-player alternative to Knell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knell.
Break monster swarms, lockdown rescue missions, and crush apex bosses as you weave through deep story driven chaos. Welcome to a bullet heaven roguelite where survival demands strategy. Master the chaos, it takes a real Voxie Survivor to conquer all!