Single-player games like The Buried Light
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Buried Light, 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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Zero Distance
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
Fight overwhelming zombie hordes in a 3D bullet heaven where packing your case shapes your firepower. Arrange weapons, gear and supplies to unleash fire, lightning and explosive combinations. Survive 20 minutes, defeat the boss and earn your extraction.
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GLIMPO
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
Fight endless waves of enemies in this arcade roguelite shooter. Build and level up your skillset, unlock synergies and become ridiculously overpowered!
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Destropolis 2
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Buried Light.
Hordes of red cube enemies. Bullets, lasers and nukes. Cities to raze to the ground.
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Scrapstorm
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
A 1-4 player bullet-heaven roguelite where the whole city is hunting you. Draft cards every level until one pistol turns into a screen-clearing mess, and watch out for the traffic, the third rail and whatever is running each district.
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Gearomancer
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
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.
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Retrobot: 2085
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
Retrobot: 2085 is a fast, frantic twin-stick arcade shooter with endless robot hordes, survivor rescues, high-score chasing, extra lives, and chaotic 4-player local multiplayer.
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Pit Wizard
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
Pit Wizard is a short top-down shooter with incremental progression where you play as a wizard custodian. Jump into magical pits, clean up hordes of dangerous enemies, and mine rare resources while developing two massive skill trees.
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Meowmunitions Survivor
Single-player alternative to The Buried Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Buried Light.
Meowmunitions Survivor is a bullet-heaven arena shooter with the unique augmenting system incorporated from Meowmunitions.