Single-player games like DESERT KILL
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to DESERT KILL, 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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Paint the Town Red
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
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OTXO
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DESERT KILL.
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
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Colt Canyon
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
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Survivors of the Dawn
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
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Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
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SYNTHETIK 2
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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City of Beats
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.
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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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Survive on Raft
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DESERT KILL.
Survive on Raft is a Survival Sandbox Simulator on the Raft in the middle of the ocean! Fight with shark, build base, craft, loot islands, farm and survive. Play solo or with friends.
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CyberCorp
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends.
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ZIC – Zombies in City
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Control a team of 4 characters, switching between them to use their unique abilities. ZIC: Zombies In City is a first person zombie survival shooter.
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ZIC: Survival
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
ZIC: Survival is a survival shooter where you feel The Zombie Apocalypse & become The Undead Hunter!
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Lord of Undead
Single-player alternative to DESERT KILL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DESERT KILL.
Destroy the castle on the hill in this grim RPG where you play as the Dark Lord. Collect souls, summon an undead army, master dark abilities, craft powerful gear, build your base, and desecrate the lands of a vast open world.