Single-player games like Heldritch Rush
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Heldritch Rush, 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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Action Commando
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
As a time travelling Spartan Soldier, you must stop the Cult of the Fallen Gods that are turning people into burger meat. Grab your sword and assault cannon and deal death to these disfigured freaks in the name of humanity.
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Splashdown
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
Fend off hordes of evil floaties in treacherous lazy rivers with your trusty water gun!
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Rail Spirits
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
Rail Spirits is an arcade-inspired on-rails shooter with roguelite elements and progression, in a 80s-futuristic setting with a pinch of corporate satire. Fight off waves of spirits as you try to procure an artifact from ancient ruins, all to make sure your employer profits!
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Last Exit Diner: The Last Train
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
Defend an armoured diner train through six-minute runs across ten hostile biomes. Aim the Dreadnought cannon, deploy bombs, survive flying monsters, and choose rail upgrades while automatic roof guns keep the Last Train moving.
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Project ACCIPITER
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
"We’re elite, undefeated, and ready for anything. But UOOHHH~ zombies?! Nobody trained us for this!" Join Squad ACCIPITER in their story and face the chaos in this isometric zombie apocalypse!
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Tomb of the New God
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
Tomb of the New God is an isometric action shooter roguelite. Explore a vast underground cave network long forgotten since the apocalypse. Collect items, weapons and powerful abilities to combat the inhabitants of the forgotten caves as you attempt to reach the source of a mysterious energy source.
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CYGNI: All Guns Blazing
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.
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Zombieville USA 3D
Single-player alternative to Heldritch Rush — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heldritch Rush.
Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.