Single-player games like Helixian
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Helixian, 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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Always Surrender
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
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Insectipede
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
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Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
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SATAZIUS
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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GRADIUS ORIGINS
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
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ProtoCorgi
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!
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Jets'n'Guns Gold
Single-player alternative to Helixian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Helixian.
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.