Single-player games like Deathroids
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Deathroids, 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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Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deathroids.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
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Strike VR
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A fast action arcade game revamped into Virtual Reality. Shoot with your weapon, dodge bullets with your body, deflect bullets with your swords, and launch missiles and ultimate skills!
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War Tech Fighters
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
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ARMED SEVEN
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deathroids.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Deathroids.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deathroids.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
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Akka Arrh
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
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Rigid Force Alpha
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deathroids.
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
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MoonLess
Single-player alternative to Deathroids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Deathroids.
Moonless is a challenging side-scrolling platformer in the style of classic arcade games of the 1980s, where you control a helpless astronaut who has been left stranded on the moon, and now has to face an invading alien force to earn a chance to go home.