Single-player games like Starexcess
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Starexcess, 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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Mega City Force
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
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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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
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Solstice Chronicles: MIA
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.
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Sky Force Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
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 Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
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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Shooting Stars!
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
This game is the answer to one of the most important questions in life: “I can haz lazer kitty?“ Yes you can!
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Destropolis
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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Sakura Stars
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
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Slime Fantasy: the search for the lost sword
Single-player alternative to Starexcess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starexcess.
The slime hero lost his holy sword. Without it, he is just an ordinary slime. Now, he will go on a journey to find his lost sword, and return to defend the slime kingdon.