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Single-player games like CONTINGENCY

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CONTINGENCY, 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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    Caveblazers — Steam game cover

    Caveblazers

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

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Catacomb Kids — Steam game cover

    Catacomb Kids

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

    Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.

    2015ActionIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Legend of Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Legend of Dungeon

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

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Legacy 2 — Steam game cover

    Rogue Legacy 2

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

    Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Teleglitch: Die More Edition — Steam game cover

    Teleglitch: Die More Edition

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

    In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

    2013ActionIndie3.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallback — Steam game cover

    Fallback

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

    Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dunjungle — Steam game cover

    Dunjungle

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delver — Steam game cover

    Delver

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

    Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →