Single-player games like Astro Tripper
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Astro Tripper, 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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Ion Assault
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
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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Mobile Astro
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!
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Sky Force Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Alien Zombie Megadeath
Single-player alternative to Astro Tripper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astro Tripper.
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!