Single-player games like Galactic Refugees
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Galactic Refugees, 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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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Refugees.
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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ASSAULT SHELL
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Refugees.
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
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Nevultra
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Galactic Refugees.
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
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Infinity Lancer
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Galactic Refugees.
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
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Armored Firestorm
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Galactic Refugees.
Armored Firestorm is an intense top-down shoot'em up action game in a futurist environments. At the controls of your Hovertank, survive against the attack of the machines in the orbital city of the federation.
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ASSAULT SHELL 2
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Refugees.
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
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Append
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Refugees.
Destroy friends, strangers, or bots in this online multiplayer arena shooter. Collect powerups, combine weapons, build your defenses and obliterate the opposition. Hundreds of weapon combinations and multiple game modes.
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Phoenix 2
Single-player alternative to Galactic Refugees — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Refugees.
A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders. Play a new mission every day and climb the world-wide leaderboards.