Single-player games like Exphelius: Arena
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Exphelius: Arena, 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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Starlight: Eye of the Storm
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
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Solbane
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
Battle against bosses in a shoot'em up combined with RPG elements. Choose between three diverse classes, and create your combo build from a pool of over 50 abilities. The game features a variety of bosses that require different strategies and builds to conquer.
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Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
Move like a predator — dash through chaos, slow time, and take control of overwhelming enemy swarms.
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Orbital Invaders
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.
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HYPER METEOR
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
YOU ARE LOST IN SPACE! ALL WEAPONS ARE DOWN! Survive by ramming your ship into meteors and hostile forces.
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Spacebase19
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
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Stop the Saturnians!
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Exphelius: Arena.
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
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Alien Wall
Single-player alternative to Exphelius: Arena — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exphelius: Arena.
Alien Wall is a powerful genre mix between a brick breaker and ‘shoot em up’. Modern retro Arcade fun at its best!