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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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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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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HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ascent.
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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Tower 57
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
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SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
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The Surge 2
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with The Ascent.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
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CyberCorp
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
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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StarShip Wars
Single-player alternative to The Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Modern release of Shoot'em Up Game !!! Take a role as pilot of Your spaceship and feel the arcade games vibes in a new modern release. Defeat intergalactic alien riot and succed in this mission.
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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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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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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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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.