Single-player games like GROOD
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to GROOD, 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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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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Black Paradox
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
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Switch 'N' Shoot
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
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Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GROOD.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
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CRYPTARK
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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Wulverblade
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.
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EMPTY SHELL
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
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STHELL
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GROOD.
STHELL is a fast-paced, roguelite arena shooter that takes you to a forgotten swamp that was a test site of Kiratron Industries. Take on hordes of machines left to rust for years. It's a battle you probably won't win, but make a stand and your resilience will be etched in their memory chips forever.
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Single-player alternative to GROOD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.