Single-player games like DED
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to DED, 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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Bloody Walls
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
The world was plunged into chaos following an accident at a bio-weapon research facility. 100% of the earth's population has been infected. There is an antidote that blocks infection from the airborne strain of the virus, but the effect is temporary.
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UBERMOSH Vol.5
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DED.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Kick Ass Commandos
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Valfaris: Mecha Therion
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DED.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
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Coloring Game: Pixel
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DED.
New Game in the Coloring Game Collection. If you’re among those who don’t like coloring large images, then this is the game for you. 60 smaller images are sure to attract your attention for 12-14 hours.
- 10
XXZ: XXL
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DED.
Zombie Apocalypses turned out to be somewhat different from what science fiction authors used to write. Only women can turn into zombies. Day Z caught you in one of the biggest strip clubs in Las Vegas. You are gathering a group of three people in order to escape the city.
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Coloring Game: Girls
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DED.
Coloring Game: Girls is a game with double anti-stress effect (coloring by numbers plus beautiful girls).
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Coloring Game: Studio
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DED.
Coloring Game: Studio is now not only paint by numbers, but also a small graphics editor.
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XXZ
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with DED.
Zombie Apocalypses turned out to be somewhat different from what science fiction authors used to write. Only women can turn into zombies. You are spending your holidays on a tropical island when Day Z comes. Your mission is to lead a group of three people who try to escape to the boat.
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XXX Puzzle
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with DED.
“XXX Puzzle” is a interpretation of the game “15 Puzzle”. It is straightforward and yet captivating, designed for true lovers of intellectual games.
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Mojo: Hanako
Single-player alternative to DED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with DED.
"Mojo: Hanako” is a new version of the famous game “2048”, an original approach to this well-known puzzle. Beautiful Hanako will keep you company during the game. The more points you get, the less clothes remain on the girl.