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Single-player games like Tesla vs Lovecraft

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Tesla vs Lovecraft, 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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    Tesla Force — Steam game cover

    Tesla Force

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyber Siege — Steam game cover

    Cyber Siege

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Cyber Siege is a fast-paced shooter with pure gameplay. Play solo or in local co-op up to 4 players. Upgrade your character and weapons as you fight 50+ enemy types across 20 levels in 4 different worlds.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — Steam game cover

    Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

    2016ActionIndie6.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mech Havoc — Steam game cover

    Mech Havoc

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now — Steam game cover

    Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-Morph: Defense — Steam game cover

    X-Morph: Defense

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solaroids — Steam game cover

    Solaroids

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Genome Guardian 2 — Steam game cover

    Genome Guardian 2

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

    2026ActionIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nation Red — Steam game cover

    Nation Red

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    2009ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Chrome — Steam game cover

    Neon Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crimsonland — Steam game cover

    Crimsonland

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gauntlet — Steam game cover

    Gauntlet

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    Working as a common grunt for CannoSec, you have been chosen by the owner to be a candidate as a distinguished Elite. A position thousands in CannoSec work hard to attain. However, you have to show CannoSec that you are a worthy candidate through the Certification Run. Are you meant for this?

    2024ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DYSMANTLE — Steam game cover

    DYSMANTLE

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Undead Horde — Steam game cover

    Undead Horde

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Undead Horde 2: Necropolis — Steam game cover

    Undead Horde 2: Necropolis

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DYSPLACED — Steam game cover

    DYSPLACED

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure20.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skeletal Avenger — Steam game cover

    Skeletal Avenger

    Single-player alternative to Tesla vs Lovecraft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tesla vs Lovecraft.

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →