Single-player games like Retrograde Arena
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Retrograde Arena, 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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Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Free To Play with Retrograde Arena.
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Renegade Ops
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retrograde Arena.
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
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Mega City Force
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
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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God's Trigger
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
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BloodDome99
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
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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Rogue Stormers
Single-player alternative to Retrograde Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde Arena.
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.