Single-player games like Nongünz
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Nongünz, 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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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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STRAFE: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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TowerClimb
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
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Black Future '88
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
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Madshot
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
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Dungreed
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
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Diehard Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Cookie Clicker
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
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The Longest Road on Earth
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
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Grotto
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
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Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Single-player alternative to Nongünz — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.