Single-player games like Time Recoil
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Time Recoil, 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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WAVECADE
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Time Recoil.
WAVECADE is a sci-fi, arcade-style #shmup where YOU control the speed of the game. Destroy blocks, minions and bosses in style as you collect powerups and avoid hazards. How far can you go?
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KILLSEC
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Evaluate, calculate, execute. Use the speed of time, weapon selection, and room layout to your advantage to deliver the most creative, swift, and brutal kills in close combat.
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
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.
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Cardiac Powder
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Cardiac Powder is a nervous twin stick shooter where you have a bomb in you, if you can’t maintain a certain heart rate, it will explode… So one thing to do is keep you in action by fighting your opponents!
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BACKFIRE
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.
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Rewindead
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Time Recoil.
Rewindead is a third-person shooter blending brutal action with time-looping puzzle mechanics. Assassinate your target, rewind time, then hunt your past selves before they beat you to the kill.
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Jackal
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat
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Esse Proxy
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
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SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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DYSMANTLE
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
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.
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Undead Horde
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Recoil.
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
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DYSPLACED
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Grenads are holy relics. Shotguns are spellcraft. In this top-down survival action-RPG, you've been summoned as the Guardian of a fantasy realm leaking modern objects. Scavenge artifacts, forge weapons, build outposts, brew potions, and hunt the corruption devouring the land. Play solo or co-op.
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Skeletal Avenger
Single-player alternative to Time Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Recoil.
Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.