Single-player games like Hard Time
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Hard Time, 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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Space Viking Raiders
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Co-op action role-playing comedy in a sci-fi multiverse. 3-5 hour campaign, 1-4 players online! Badass abilities will have you wreck havoc with physics and mass destruction. The best vikings use their limited energy to efficiently wipe out hordes of enemies. PvE MOBA-style hack-and-cast!
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Destroy The World
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Destroy buildings, cars, trees! Use the destructive force of nuclear power plants to your advantage! Melt the ice caps! Kill all the baby seals! Raise the ocean levels! Burn down the rain forest & destroy every cultural site in your way! Cause great oil spills and disrupt threatened ecosystems!
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Ragdoll Chimps
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Ragdoll Chimps is a Physics-Based Sandbox with a Huge Open World, and Tons of Activities. Farming, Mining, Fishing, Collectibles, Quests, Customization, Fighting, Racing, Mini-Games, and More! Enjoy it in Singleplayer, or Split-Screen Co-op and PVP modes.
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Wrestling Revolution 3D
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The original 3D wrestling sim takes you either side of the curtain in one epic shared universe - where you can either take shots in the ring as a wrestler or call the shots backstage as a booker!
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Charlie Murder
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.
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The Escapists 2
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
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Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Hard Time.
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is an arcade football game bringing a refreshing look to the football genre with the exhilarating action and over the top shots that made the license famous. Defy The Laws of Football Become Legend
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WWE 2K22
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hard Time.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for WWE 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
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Wrestling Empire
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.
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School Days
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中，从入学一路走到高考，与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长，互相陪伴。你的养成和选择，不但会决定你的人生，也会影响到朋友们的未来。
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Hard Time III
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.
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Old School
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...
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Infinite Lives
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Explore infinite possibilities with INFINITE LIVES - where superhumans and subhumans fight for control of the ultimate shared universe! Bursting into the 3rd dimension brings new powers with unprecedented freedom, in a vicious cycle that never ends...
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Wrestling Revolution 2D
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
The original 2D wrestling sim brings the revolution to your desktop - where it now includes BOTH sides of the business in one epic universe!
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The You Testament: The 2D Coming
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
This 2D remake of the biblical epic puts YOU on the scene of each story, where you can either repeat history or rewrite it! Follow in the footsteps of a prophet as he seeks to enlighten the masses, and find your place among them as the struggle to survive tests your faith...
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Weekend Warriors MMA
Single-player alternative to Hard Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hard Time.
The engine behind 3D wrestling brings the revolution to MMA, where real resistance challenges you to survive each round! Embark on a career to climb the ranks at 5 unique promotions with their own weight classes, or become the boss in the sport's 1st fully playable "Promoter" mode.