Single-player games like WaveBorn
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to WaveBorn, 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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Neon Armada - Solar Storm
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
A top-down arena roguelite you can learn in one wave and spend a hundred hours mastering. Waves close in from every edge; the shop between them decides what you become. 32 ships, 28 weapons, 115 mods to combine — then endless mode, where the caps come off.
- 2
God, Save the Queens!
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and defeat the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!
- 3
DartPotato
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
You start as a potato. The utensils have unionized and they want you diced. DartPotato is a top-down roguelike where you dash, dodge, and dart your way through 50 cities as five different food types each with three different classes, building absurd loadouts to avoid becoming dinner.
- 4
IDUN Rogue
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
IDUN Rogue redefines roguelite shooters by putting an entire upgradeable army at your command. Survive against thousands of enemies physically piling up to eat you and your army on a fully destructible battlefield!
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Guns and Dragons
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
Guns & Dragons is an outrageous co-op roguelite where up to 3 players grab their increasingly over-engineered weapons to fight enemy hordes and gather resources. After each run, build your base and power up your weapons for your next attempt. No two runs are ever the same!
- 6
Stellar Orbit
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
Mine deeper than your fuel can carry you, while solar flares scramble your instruments. Strip an ore belt with the same guns that fight the pirate swarm, race your fuel home, and push each run deeper toward a dying star. A top-down mining-survival score chase.
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Chronoseum
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
An action roguelite where you fight through arenas and unlock epic upgrades! Defeat the Bosses and challenge the Emperor. Die, upgrade, die and descend again.
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Deadzone Rogue 2
Single-player alternative to WaveBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WaveBorn.
Fight as Talon 13-10 in this FPS roguelite adventure set on a fallen Earth. Combine weapons, augments, and elements to forge devastating builds, and blast through Monarch’s endless machines. Grow stronger each run, solo or with friends.