Single-player games like The Ascent
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Ascent, 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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Darksiders Genesis
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
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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X-Morph: Defense
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
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Zombie Admin
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Trident's Wake
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!
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Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ascent.
Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ascent.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Ascent.
Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.
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Starship Wars
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
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Dark Light
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.