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Single-player games like Eigengrau

Below are 11 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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    < STRECT > — Steam game cover

    < STRECT >

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.

    Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! < STRECT > is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.

    2027ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beat Hazard — Steam game cover

    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.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Assault Android Cactus+ — Steam game cover

    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.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Radiant Silvergun — Steam game cover

    Radiant Silvergun

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eigengrau.

    Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!

    2023Action19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nex Machina — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Bug Butcher — Steam game cover

    The Bug Butcher

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.

    A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chippy — Steam game cover

    Chippy

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galacide — Steam game cover

    Galacide

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.

    Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ikaruga — Steam game cover

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou Mystia's Izakaya — Steam game cover

    Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    Single-player alternative to Eigengrau — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GanaBlade — Steam game cover

    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! !

    2023Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →