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Single-player games like Starship Troopers: Extermination

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Starship Troopers: Extermination, 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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    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vastloop — Steam game cover

    Vastloop

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Contract signed, body issued. Vastloop is a co-op roguelite FPS about expendable combat androids in the mines of a hostile planet. Shields feed on death, medkits don't exist, extraction is a privilege. You're a line item for Terra-Mine Corp. Every run — a chance to earn your keep.

    ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Classic Marathon Infinity — Steam game cover

    Classic Marathon Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon Infinity from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

    2024ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Classic Marathon 2 — Steam game cover

    Classic Marathon 2

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon 2: Durandal from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

    2024ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Rock Galactic — Steam game cover

    Deep Rock Galactic

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Anacrusis — Steam game cover

    The Anacrusis

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jump Space — Steam game cover

    Jump Space

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction — Steam game cover

    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

    2023Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Planet® 2 — Steam game cover

    Lost Planet® 2

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide, is now available on Steam!

    2010ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series — Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — Steam game cover

    EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop — Steam game cover

    Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

    2017ActionFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ravenfield — Steam game cover

    Ravenfield

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World War Z — Steam game cover

    World War Z

    Single-player alternative to Starship Troopers: Extermination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Troopers: Extermination.

    World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

    2021Action14.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →