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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.