Single-player games like Tartaron
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tartaron, 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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Stopping Santa
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.
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orbital defence unit
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
An endless rain of asteroids is approaching.Defend your home planet to the bitter end. Survive as long as you can. Orbital defense unit returns as a 2D shooter to the roots of the arcade classic Asteroids.
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Be The ONE
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tartaron.
You are the last survivor. Your friends and allies got killed during a raid. Can you survive the endless waves of enemies?
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Neon: Eternal
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
Neon: Eternal is a 2D Retro-styled Arena shooter. Blast your way through seamlessly never-ending action-packed levels of radiating colors while eliminating over 50 unique enemies!
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Super Station Swarm
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
A space station, infinite waves, and a screen full of vector geometry trying to kill you. Your turrets auto-fire. Your satellites orbit. This is bullet-hell-yeah. In-game and permanent upgrades. 17 upgrade types across 9 weapon classes. Play, upgrade, repeat.
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Wild West Gringos
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
Classic Western Shootout Duel - One-on-One. Polish your boots, clean your revolver, and hit the road. It's almost High Noon ... and losing is not an option.
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Phrenetic Shooting Reunion
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
[CONTENTS] A playable shooting game "PHRENETIC SHOOTING REUNION" + All future updates/bug fixes. Phrenetic Shooting is a retro tasted shooting game. This game provides an exciting experience for retro 2D shooting game funs.
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Zom Tom
Single-player alternative to Tartaron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tartaron.
Zom Tom is a 2.5D shoot' em up dungeon-crawler where you slay zombie bodies, survive the hell-spawn onslaught, and full send copious amounts of lead downrange.