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Single-player games like Memorise'n'run

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Memorise'n'run, 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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    Gimel Dimension — Steam game cover

    Gimel Dimension

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Defeat the Gimel invasion on this side shooter that explores the contrast lack between the projectiles and the background to create an unusual challenge that will confuse your head

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Fairy Fun Blast — Steam game cover

    Magic Fairy Fun Blast

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Memorise'n'run.

    Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.

    2026Action7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Polyfury — Steam game cover

    Polyfury

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Face the fury of the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers in this highly accessible bullet hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crisis Wing — Steam game cover

    Crisis Wing

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chippy — Steam game cover

    Chippy

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yars: Recharged — Steam game cover

    Yars: Recharged

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Memorise'n'run.

    Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.

    2022Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Star Path — Steam game cover

    Super Star Path

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phoenix Force — Steam game cover

    Phoenix Force

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Memorise'n'run.

    Phoenix Force is a shoot 'em up about a group of phoenixes that fight big and strong mythological creatures in over 100 levels. It takes the boss battle as the foundation for every level, creating engaging and challenging fast battles that will require your best strategies and reflexes.

    2014Action0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GravNewton — Steam game cover

    GravNewton

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zodiac Hentai - Hellish Memory — Steam game cover

    Zodiac Hentai - Hellish Memory

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    In this game you have to memorize the cards while surviving a real hell of bullets, with illustrations of beautiful sexy girls. Challenge your skill, your reflexes, your memory and dodge the shots to leave the girls as they came into the world.

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Impulsow — Steam game cover

    Impulsow

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Challenge your ability and your mind in this action puzzle with a unique gameplay where you use the impulse to move and overcome challenges ranging from thorns to missile launchers.

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zodiac - Hellish Memory — Steam game cover

    Zodiac - Hellish Memory

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Challenge your ability, your reflexes and your memory to avoid from the bullets to defeat the zodiac spirits while memorize the cards and survive of a real bullet hell with difficulties for all playstyles.

    2023ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GravKitten — Steam game cover

    GravKitten

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    Control gravity to overcome obstacles and traps Larger stages, collectibles, skins, leaderboards and more. Buy now and start your rage quits!

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EvoluShip — Steam game cover

    EvoluShip

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    In this game with elements of roguelike, RPG and Bullet Hell, you control a ship with the power to absorb enemies and improve itself, but even then it won't be easy, because you'll face the hordes of enemies with a good variety of weapons that come randomly as you pass level.

    2024ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Asteroid Core — Steam game cover

    Asteroid Core

    Single-player alternative to Memorise'n'run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memorise'n'run.

    You are isolated on a small meteor and need to build a fire to escape before being destroyed by aliens. Use your limited space to create machines and obtain more and more resources. Enjoy this mix of puzzles, tower defense and incremental gameplay.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →