Single-player games like Backfire
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Backfire, 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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Infernax
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
- 2
Mother Russia Bleeds
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.
- 3
Broforce
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
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Gears 5
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Backfire.
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Backfire.
Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.
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Wulverblade
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.
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DOOM II
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Backfire.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
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Waves of Rotting Flesh
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Backfire.
A wave based FPS where you defend a barricaded house against increasing hordes of the dead.
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Trench Defender
Single-player alternative to Backfire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backfire.
An action-packed FPS where you defend your trench against waves of attacking enemies by utilizing a large selection of modern (and not so modern) military weapons, features both single-player and two player online multiplayer (peer-to-peer).