Single-player games like ROCKETRON
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to ROCKETRON, 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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GIGANTIC ARMY
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
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KUNAI
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
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Intrusion 2
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
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Guns of Fury
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ROCKETRON.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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SATAZIUS
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
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Kero Blaster
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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CONTRAL
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ROCKETRON.
Control two characters simultaneously with your keyboard and mouse! Use your left hand to guide the robot toward the goal while your right hand creates platforms to pave the way forward. Master a unique single-player, dual-control action puzzle experience.
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Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!
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WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
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WOLFLAME
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
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ARMED SEVEN
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
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STEEL STRIDER
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!
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ZANGEKI WARP
Single-player alternative to ROCKETRON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROCKETRON.
Take control of the hyperdimensional fighter craft ‘ZanFighter’ and use its advanced warp functions to defeat an army of space beasts controlled by an evil scientist!