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Single-player games like ROMBIE

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to ROMBIE, 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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    System Escape — Steam game cover

    System Escape

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

    Can you escape this difficult underground facility? Robots listen for your every move and cameras monitor sensitive areas. You'll find a utility device and laser gun, but being stealthy will be your best chance at staying alive! Made for VR, but supports non-VR play too.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    5089: The Action RPG — Steam game cover

    5089: The Action RPG

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

    5089 is a deep & complex action RPG featuring strong sandbox roots. VR is supported, but not required. Watch the tutorial & VR videos next to the trailer! Everything is procedurally generated, like terrain, enemies, weapons, items & quests. Planet Xax's war rages on... how is that possible?

    2016ActionIndieRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sairento VR — Steam game cover

    Sairento VR

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

    VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Persistence — Steam game cover

    The Persistence

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

    Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — Steam game cover

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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

    You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

    2016ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebel Galaxy Outlaw — Steam game cover

    Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

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

    Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pistol Whip — Steam game cover

    Pistol Whip

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

    Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

    2019ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vacation Simulator — Steam game cover

    Vacation Simulator

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

    The latest VR sensation from the creators of ‘Job Simulator’, now with free DLC! Welcome to Vacation Simulator: a rough approximation of VACATION inspired by real human NOT JOBBING. Reallocate your bandwidth and get ready to splash, s’more, snowball, and selfie your way to optimal relaxation.

    2019ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NieR:Automata™ — Steam game cover

    NieR:Automata™

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

    NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

    2017ActionRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spermination — Steam game cover

    Spermination

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

    Fight the battle you already won, but never remember. It is you up against 1000 other sperm fighters. Can you beat off your competition and come first? Finally, collect your very own baby gnomes as trophies for your minivan!

    2015ActionIndieRacing1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG — Steam game cover

    3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG

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

    3089 is a futuristic, procedurally generated, open-world action role-playing game. All terrain, enemies, weapons, items, quests & more are uniquely generated. Will you obey your creator, the Overlord, or find your own path?

    2014ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    3079 -- Block Action RPG — Steam game cover

    3079 -- Block Action RPG

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

    3079 is a futuristic, open-world action first-person role playing game. All areas, buildings, items, quests and characters are randomly generated. You will find unique lands & challenges. I hope you enjoy it!

    2013ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    4089: Ghost Within — Steam game cover

    4089: Ghost Within

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

    Sneak & battle your way through a procedurally generated mothership in this stealth action RPG! Supports user content & the Oculus Rift!

    2015ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frantic Freighter — Steam game cover

    Frantic Freighter

    Single-player alternative to ROMBIE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ROMBIE.

    THIS GAME IS OPTIMIZED FOR VR*, BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT. Frantically attempt a delivery across space in a freighter. Unfortunately, your ship is constantly falling apart. Trade spare parts, find stashes & evade pirates along the way. Succeed to unlock challenges!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    StratoBash — Steam game cover

    StratoBash

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

    Be a contestant on StratoBash! Race up the floating islands along the stratosphere, bashing off Eyeoids, solving puzzles & more to score. Use VR controllers to throw Bashers, or play with a mouse & keyboard.

    2017ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Adapt or Perish — Steam game cover

    Adapt or Perish

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

    This is more than just an odd looking strategy game, it is a strategy platform. Genetically engineer amorphic creatures & buildings, in real time, in an endlessly open world that adapts to your playstyle. Share, and even battle your designs. How much will they be worth?

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →