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Single-player games like Space Foes

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Space Foes, 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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    Jets'n'Guns Gold — Steam game cover

    Jets'n'Guns Gold

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

    Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.

    2014ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Rocket Ride — Steam game cover

    Super Rocket Ride

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

    Hardcore retro action. Rocket go boom!

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

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

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Offendron Warrior — Steam game cover

    Offendron Warrior

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

    Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.

    2018ActionIndieFree To Play0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocket Blasters — Steam game cover

    Rocket Blasters

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

    Rocket Blasters is a fast paced, action packed shoot-em-up set during the invasion of the Dread Pizza Armada. Its hand-drawn art gives it a unique style. Blowing stuff up has never been so fun!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Downwell — Steam game cover

    Downwell

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

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers — Steam game cover

    Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

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

    UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gun Rocket — Steam game cover

    Gun Rocket

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

    If you are not prepared for a challenge - turn back now. Gun Rocket is a 2D physics arcade game that is not for the feint of heart or the stiff of fingers. In search of adventure, you have been caught by holes in space and time. Can you escape?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Random War — Steam game cover

    Random War

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

    Control a customizable tank in a endless run, trying to get the highest rank. Random Arena Mode - With each battle an arena full of enemies will be created. Surrounded Mode - Classic mode with waves of enemies. Each level, more enemies.

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Toggle — Steam game cover

    Toggle

    Single-player alternative to Space Foes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Foes.

    You can switch between green and red blocks. Choose wisely to achieve your goal. Puzzle and 2D Platform game.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →