Single-player games like ESTEN
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to ESTEN, 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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Waves
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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KILL KNIGHT
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ESTEN.
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ESTEN.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ESTEN.
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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HYPER DEMON
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ESTEN.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
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!
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Savant - Ascent REMIX
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!
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TraumaCore Violence
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
TraumaCore Violence is a 2D Action Game with a focus on intense, snappy combat and in-depth movement mechanics; set within the psyche of a woman who has just had her mind snap.
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Total Chaos Against Apathy
Single-player alternative to ESTEN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ESTEN.
A high-intensity action game, inspired by the feeling of emulating arcade-only action games. Learn a simple-yet-nuanced two button control scheme. Use hitstun, attack chains, grabbing and throwing to crush and control hordes of enemies! Tank Controls Are Awesome!