Single-player games like Ex-Zodiac
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ex-Zodiac, 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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Whisker Squadron: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
A smooth roguelite shooter from the creators of RACE THE SUN, featuring a voiced cast of feline pilots in a dramatic showdown against corporate-powered robots called The Swarm. Features a 3-act campaign with branching paths, epic bosses, and a wide arsenal of pilots, ships, and weapons.
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Railgunners
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
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Space Yugoslav 2D
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Horizontal old school 2D shooter where you play as a bounty hunter named Nada. Survive another night at your very risky job, save the space non-alignment colonies from police raid and get back home at one piece alive! 7 levels, loads of new-retro-feel SHMUP fun!
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Liquid Space Dimension
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Fly and fight through the vibrant universe of Liquid Space Dimension in this retro-inspired action shooter! As Sid Seaburn, pilot of the Star Drifter, master a wide range mechanics like drifting, laser beams, and torpedoes to get the highest score possible and stop the evil general Ra-Baba!
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Star Trapper FX
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Pseudo 3D spaceship shooter
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Space Warpster
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
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Missile Dancer 2
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Missile Dancer 2 is a new sprite scaler shmup that combines rail shooter and caravan STG.
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Wild Blue Skies
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ex-Zodiac.
Wild Blue Skies reimagines the classic on-rail adventures of the '90s. Join Bowie Stray and the Blue Bombers as they soar through the skies on a mission to save the world in this action-packed, nostalgic journey!
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Panzer Dragoon: Remake
Single-player alternative to Ex-Zodiac — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ex-Zodiac.
A new, remade version of the Panzer Dragoon game – true to the original, with improved graphics and controls, that suit modern gaming standards!