Single-player games like Red Galaxy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Red Galaxy, 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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Neon Invaders
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Galaxy.
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
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Beyond Solar
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
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Saturn Quest: Blast Effect
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
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Netherspace
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
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Zarlor Mercenary
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Galaxy.
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
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2nd Shot
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
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Dead End City
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
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Gamma Zero
Single-player alternative to Red Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Red Galaxy.
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!