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Single-player games like Valfaris: Mecha Therion

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Valfaris: Mecha Therion, 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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    Valfaris — Steam game cover

    Valfaris

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

    2019ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slain: Back from Hell — Steam game cover

    Slain: Back from Hell

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

    2016ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wild Dogs — Steam game cover

    Wild Dogs

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deathsmiles — Steam game cover

    Deathsmiles

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REMOTE LIFE — Steam game cover

    REMOTE LIFE

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

    2019ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hong Kong Massacre — Steam game cover

    The Hong Kong Massacre

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Let Them Come — Steam game cover

    Let Them Come

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.

    2017ActionIndie1.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shoot 1UP DX — Steam game cover

    Shoot 1UP DX

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forgotten World — Steam game cover

    Forgotten World

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    A classic old style game, a strategic turn combat system with incredible magic and a great story! This is Forgotten World! A bounty reward where you have to find these criminals and get something uselfull for your journey. A lot of different demons waits you to reclaim the power of your swords, are you ready to stop them?

    2018ActionStrategyAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slain 2: The Beast Within — Steam game cover

    Slain 2: The Beast Within

    Single-player alternative to Valfaris: Mecha Therion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Valfaris: Mecha Therion.

    A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →