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Single-player games like Super Astrovade

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Super Astrovade, 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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    Dextram — Steam game cover

    Dextram

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

    This arcade shoot 'em up has no shooting and you can only turn right. Avoid waves of enemies and get points as they crash into each other. Pick up power-ups, such as a large laser or a force field to destroy the enemies. Die, get a score and repeat to get a higher score the next run.

    2021ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blast'N Bounty — Steam game cover

    Blast'N Bounty

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

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shmup! — Steam game cover

    Shmup!

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

    Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    hate.net — Steam game cover

    hate.net

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

    An abandoned arena shooter overtaken by bots. You are a mere passerby, a witness to a world that has long been lost to fake accounts and false advertisers. Thousands before you, and thousands after you.

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

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

    Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planes, Bullets and Vodka — Steam game cover

    Planes, Bullets and Vodka

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

    Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

    2016ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raiden Legacy - Steam Edition — Steam game cover

    Raiden Legacy - Steam Edition

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

    Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.

    2015Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LUFTRAUSERS — Steam game cover

    LUFTRAUSERS

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

    The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →