Single-player games like Time Rift
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Time Rift, 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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Pengame
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
Play as the stickman you drew in your school notebook to defeat the ultimate evil: the TEACHER!
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👾 Foreign Frugglers
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
The Fruggle is real! Four brave survivors need to protect mother earth from spacey invaders in this pixelated arcade style 2d shoot 'm up.
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Valfaris: Mecha Therion
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Time Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Time Rift.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.