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Single-player games like P.3

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to P.3, 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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    Hyper Simon X — Steam game cover

    Hyper Simon X

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Hydorah — Steam game cover

    Super Hydorah

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Twin Ruin — Steam game cover

    Twin Ruin

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Switch bullet hell into bullet heaven. Jump into a world filled with enemies and powerups, race to harvest all the power you can before the area is consumed by a engulfing fire storm. Try Survival and try and last 3 mins, and top the leaderboard.

    2021ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Offendron Warrior — Steam game cover

    Offendron Warrior

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.

    2018ActionIndieFree To Play0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    👾 Foreign Frugglers — Steam game cover

    👾 Foreign Frugglers

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    The Fruggle is real! Four brave survivors need to protect mother earth from spacey invaders in this pixelated arcade style 2d shoot 'm up.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocket Blasters — Steam game cover

    Rocket Blasters

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Rocket Blasters is a fast paced, action packed shoot-em-up set during the invasion of the Dread Pizza Armada. Its hand-drawn art gives it a unique style. Blowing stuff up has never been so fun!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ikaruga — Steam game cover

    Ikaruga

    Single-player alternative to P.3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P.3.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →