Single-player games like Eigengrau
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Eigengrau, 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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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eigengrau.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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GanaBlade
Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eigengrau.
This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage. Various scenes with rich colors Planets, Fire Stars, Jupiter Stars, Water Stars, and huge battleships. It's time to drive a space fighter and show your strength! !