Single-player games like Beacon
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Beacon, 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
- 1
Hell Throne
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
A fast-paced action roguelite game with bullet hell elements, encounter based combat and high replayability. Make your way through monster infested realms as you pick and choose from a multitude of upgrades and abilities to create the meanest build possible!
- 2
Rustborn - Outland Threat
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
You’re a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally ends up with a biomechanical arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of deadly robots in this third-person bullet-hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find your way back home!
- 3
Robits: Quantum Descent
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Momentum is your greatest advantage. It's also your biggest mistake. A momentum-driven roguelite twin-stick shooter set in a procedurally generated, living quantum arena that never lets you settle in. Stack weapons and mods into a drone built to survive it.
- 4
// OVERDRIVE
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
// OVERDRIVE is an addictive arcade fast-paced procedural shooter rogue lite. Clear each procedurally generated rooms, loot some precious upgrades and fight bosses! Enter your name in the glorious online leaderboards.
- 5
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Fire up your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump off the side of the tower—right into adventure!
- 6
Alien Grounds
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and compete in the Monthly Challenge.
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SteelFall
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Pilot a heavily armed mech against relentless hordes. Fly, blast, and burn your way through swarms, draft powerful items to create game-changing builds, and take down titanic bosses in this fast-paced action roguelite.
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Robot Resistors
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Robot Resistors is an irreverent robot-themed auto-shooter with a 16-bit style. Each of the over 100 enemies you face is distinct, with unique abilities and hand-pixeled animations. A huge roster of playable characters, tons of weapons, and five wildly different procedurally generated stages await!
- 9
Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Returnal™
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Beacon.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.