Single-player games like PewPew!
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to PewPew!, 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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Cube Space
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Cube Space is a minimalist arcade Shoot `em Up game set in space. You control a spaceship and your task is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemies and obstacles in your path.
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Wings Of WW2
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PewPew!.
Take to the skies in this action-packed WWII arcade flight combat game. Engage enemy fighters, complete critical missions, and fight for control of the battlefield.
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Geometry raid
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
《Geometry Raid》is a rogue-lite space slash shooter game, the game combines classic barrage shooting and sword slash game elements. By driving a two-part ship,you can shoot and swing tail to crush the enemy . The game focuses on hardcore physics simulation and maximizing the melee slash experience.
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Samsara: Retro Man Universe
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Control the battlefield in a tactical arcade shooter. Sacrifice safety, earn invincibility, slow time, and unleash a devastating beam to obliterate entire waves of enemies.
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I, AI
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.
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SHINORUBI
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.
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Mothership Forever
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Fight against an ever-evolving threat in this skill-based twinstick shooter 14 years in the making.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
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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Beat The Moles
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with PewPew!.
Beat The Moles is an arcade game where you have to hammer at the moles that hide and sometimes crawl out of their holes.
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Hover Ship
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with PewPew!.
Hover Ship is an arcade game in which you have to control a floating ship on an obstacle course, collect coins and set new records.
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Asteroids Belt: Try to Survive!
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
Asteroids Belt is an arcade game where you have to fly through the asteroid belt in a spaceship, destroying them along the way.
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Infected Town
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PewPew!.
You are a special purpose soldier and your goal is to destroy some settlement, which is inhabited by a bunch of sorcerers.
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ZombieVan Drive
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with PewPew!.
ZombieVan Drive is an arcade survival game in which you have to drive ZombieVan to exterminate zombies on the road.
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The Road to Gelendzhik Palace
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with PewPew!.
The Road to Gelendzhik Palace - don't let your enemies enter the domain!
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Contrast Tunnel
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with PewPew!.
Contrast Tunnel is a first-person runner-style arcade game.
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Crash Race
Single-player alternative to PewPew! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with PewPew!.
Crash Race is High speeds, abrupt stops and unexpected maneuvers are what awaits you.