Single-player games like Cerberus: Orbital watch
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cerberus: Orbital watch, 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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Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
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ITZO
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
You’re a mediator trying to prevent an interplanetary conflict. How will you do it? By destroying infrastructure, overthrowing a monarchy, wiping out a hive, and eradicating half of a nebula… All this and more in ITZO, an 8-bit bullet hell game!
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Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race, is a 2D, dual stick shoot em' up, bullet hell, arcade game. Tear up hordes of aliens with skill based game play, bombs & upgrades to obliterate everything!. Gun down 11 massive bosses, bank insane score on the leaderboards & overcome clouds of enemy fire.
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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Alien Breed 3: Descent
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.
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Beat Hazard 2
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Cerberus: Orbital watch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cerberus: Orbital watch.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.