Single-player games like Vile
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Vile, 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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Rush Rover
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
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Blazing Beaks
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
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Woodpunk
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
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CRYPTARK
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
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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Zombie Party
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
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Mega City Force
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.
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Enter the Gungeon
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Vile — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vile.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!