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Single-player games like TombStar

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to TombStar, 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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    Doomsday Hunters — Steam game cover

    Doomsday Hunters

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Go Mecha Ball — Steam game cover

    Go Mecha Ball

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.

    2024Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CRYPTARK — Steam game cover

    CRYPTARK

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Danger Scavenger — Steam game cover

    Danger Scavenger

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    2021ActionIndie1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond the Long Night — Steam game cover

    Beyond the Long Night

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mega City Force — Steam game cover

    Mega City Force

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    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

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Patch Quest — Steam game cover

    Patch Quest

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rush Rover — Steam game cover

    Rush Rover

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enter the Gungeon — Steam game cover

    Enter the Gungeon

    Single-player alternative to TombStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TombStar.

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →