Single-player games like Candleborne
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Candleborne, 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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Warhammer Survivors
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candleborne.
Become the embodiment of bullet hell in Warhammer Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite survivors game. Play as characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes, collect and evolve iconic weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies.
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Dead Broke
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candleborne.
An arena roguelite where money is your life, your ammo, and your currency. Shoot, gamble, and survive in a casino from hell: every bullet costs, every coin saves you. 13 characters, 5 endings, and local co-op. The House always wins... until you stop owing it.
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PuppetOFF
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Candleborne.
PuppetOFF — a co-op (1–4 players) survivors-roguelite where the puppet theater stage turns into a battlefield. Play as heroes inspired by classic tales, upgrade your abilities, and mow down thousands of crazed puppets. Collect buttons and spare parts to make it through the show alive.
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Croaked
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candleborne.
Croaked is a frog-themed roguelike survivor where you choose unique frogs, battle massive hordes of enemies, catch insects for powerful bonuses, evolve weapons, discover special events, and defeat challenging bosses while creating new builds every run.
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Hexforger
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Candleborne.
Craft your spells in ONLINE CO-OP with your friends in this SURVIVORS-LIKE! Slaughter monsters, gain gold, upgrade your spells to infinite heights. Crush challenges and unlock new spells, upgrades, pickups, realms. Up to 4 players in this unique twist on the survivors-like formula!
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ERLIK
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candleborne.
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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Dreamfend
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candleborne.
Dreamfend is a pixel-art roguelite survivor where you play as an old teddy bear guarding a sleeping child from nightmares. Fight off swarms of monsters, collect and upgrade weapons, find power-ups, hunt down every boss and survive the night. Just don't lose yourself — and don't lose the child.
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Weed Out
Single-player alternative to Candleborne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Candleborne.
A bullet heaven with a slot machine for a level-up. The crops have risen — mow down hordes of mutant plants, spin the reels, and build around whatever drops: buffs, curses and nearly a hundred game-warping Jokers.