Single-player games like ASCENXION
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to ASCENXION, 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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Operation Hardcore
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
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RIVE
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASCENXION.
This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Titan Attacks!
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
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Waves
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Peace Data
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Peace Data — hard "Roguelike" game, in which you have to play for Bitard, saving Rusland from the tyranny of the authorities that destroyed the opposition and led the country to ruin, making slaves of citizens.
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Intrusion 2
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
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ARMED SEVEN
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
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SPLIT BULLET
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
SPLIT BULLET is a game all about 'splitting up' a massive crowd of enemies—yes, those polygons—crawling towards you. Don't let 'em get you and survive as long as you can, by using your instincts and weapons.
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Vectorium
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
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Blindia
Single-player alternative to ASCENXION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ASCENXION.
Blindia is an abstract top-down shooter puzzle game where you have to go through the difficulties using sound. Use the visualized sound waves to take down the enemies and make your way to the exit. At the end, you will face the truth of this blind world.