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Single-player games like Battle Bruise

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Battle Bruise, 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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    Gauge Of Rage — Steam game cover

    Gauge Of Rage

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Gauge Of Rage is a frantic and gory arcade style top down shooter that challenges you to build up and unleash your rage against a never ending onslaught of undead!

    2018ActionIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    L.S.S II — Steam game cover

    L.S.S II

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    L.S.S the fast paced wave shooter returns with all new game mechanics and enemy types to make the game even faster!

    2021ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hong Kong Massacre — Steam game cover

    The Hong Kong Massacre

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Final Days — Steam game cover

    Final Days

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crimsonland — Steam game cover

    Crimsonland

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition — Steam game cover

    Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

    2017ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Shooter — Steam game cover

    Zombie Shooter

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

    2009ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Recoil — Steam game cover

    Time Recoil

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Time Recoil is a top-down shooter with a slow motion twist! Punch through walls guns blazing while time slows down! See your enemies drop down like flies - and save the world from a mad scientist dictator!

    2017ActionSportsIndie13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enter the Gungeon — Steam game cover

    Enter the Gungeon

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fida Puti Samurai — Steam game cover

    Fida Puti Samurai

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    A Retro-FPS "virtual happy place", jeopardized with a naughty bug. Traverse this action-oriented roguelite blasting waifus to uncover dirty secrets on a personal computer!

    2024Action11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dog Duty — Steam game cover

    Dog Duty

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battle Bruise 2 — Steam game cover

    Battle Bruise 2

    Single-player alternative to Battle Bruise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    Back again, not messy, but MESS ITSELF!

    2020Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →