Single-player games like Star Salvager
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Star Salvager, 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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Survive the Rift
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Salvager.
Survive the Rift is a roguelike shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels, unlockable ships, and plenty of items to make each run unique. Inspired by classic 16-bit era scrolling shooters with modern roguelike game mechanics.
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Angles of Death
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Salvager.
"Angles of Death" is an action RPG and roguelike game. It blends the intensity of real-time combat and the unpredictability of roguelike mechanics. The pixel art aesthetic adds a nostalgic yet modern visual appeal, while the atmospheric soundtrack immerses players in a dark and captivating world.
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Run Build Pew!
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Salvager.
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
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REVO
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Salvager.
Dodge and shoot your way through waves of enemies. REVO is a high speed, neon drenched space shoot ‘em up inspired by arcade classics of the 1980’s. Collect pickups, unlock powerful, ammo hungry weapons, and defeat giant bosses.
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Heat Signature
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Salvager.
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
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While you are Downloading
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Salvager.
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Salvager.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Star Salvager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Salvager.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.