Single-player games like REMOTE LIFE
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to REMOTE LIFE, 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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Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes.
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Super Rebellion
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
The humanity succumbed against the power of a aliens intergalactic empire, but managed to organize and establish a resistance army. Join the rebellious seekers of peace and help them defeat the evil that haunts the Earth.
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Galactic Explorers
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
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Viral Reload EX
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Viral Reload EX is a shoot-em-up with a dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
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Space Warpster
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
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RESHOOTER
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with REMOTE LIFE.
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
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R-Type Dimensions EX
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with REMOTE LIFE.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
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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MENACE
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
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R-Type Final 2
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with REMOTE LIFE.
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
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Project X
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Two teenagers were disappeared in the vicinity of the Grackham National Park. At night a roar is heard from the forest. Nearby, a group of archaeologists finds a cave and skull of an unknown creature.
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Twin Stick
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Twin Stick is a game all about flow. Control your car with the left stick (WASD) and the gun with right stick (arrow keys) in order to beat the levels in record time, and to explore the world! Boost the guns fire rate with R1 (space) for a powerful speed boost!
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Thumper
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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TYPE
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
A fast-paced roguelike typing game with command abilities and high skill ceiling
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Xenon Valkyrie
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
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Salamander County Public Television
Single-player alternative to REMOTE LIFE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with REMOTE LIFE.
Become a professional thing-doer! Complete wacky assignments for Salamander County's local TV station, and solve the mystery of why nearly everyone in the county suddenly disappeared.