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Single-player games like Exophobia

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Exophobia, 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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    The Future Project — Steam game cover

    The Future Project

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

    Take control of an AI soldier, explore planets, and partake in fast paced combat in The Future Project, a first person metroidvania. Explore distinct worlds, obtain new weapons and abilities, and defeat powerful enemies in humanity's quest to journey the stars.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Valkyrie — Steam game cover

    Stellar Valkyrie

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

    Space bounty hunter Falco must explore the solar system in search of his ex-girlfriend and destroy the Black Star cult. Collect bounties, upgrade your equipment, explore planets, crack wise & fight aliens in this GZDoom-powered Retro-FPS adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Omega Warp — Steam game cover

    Omega Warp

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

    Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crimson Glaive Sigma — Steam game cover

    Crimson Glaive Sigma

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

    Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭 — Steam game cover

    Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭

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

    "Xeno Swarm" is a hardcore side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. Team up with your allies to battle overwhelming swarms of alien creatures, engage in life-or-death showdowns with colossal bosses on extraterrestrial battlefields, and relive the exhilarating thrill of bullet-hell mayhem!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure1.68 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Exovoid Carnage — Steam game cover

    Exovoid Carnage

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

    This HEART-POUNDING WAVE-BASED ARENA SHOOTER catapults you into an alien-infested space station. SHOOT, SHRED, and SURVIVE as you crush enemy hordes, dodge chaos, and challenge yourself to set a new record. The battle escalates with every second—GET IN THERE and FIGHT!

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GANA FORCE — Steam game cover

    GANA FORCE

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

    Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!

    2026ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PowerSlave Exhumed — Steam game cover

    PowerSlave Exhumed

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

    PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wolfenstein 3D — Steam game cover

    Wolfenstein 3D

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

    World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.

    2007Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Warlock — Steam game cover

    Project Warlock

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

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

    2018ActionIndie12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOM — Steam game cover

    DOOM

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

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →