Single-player games like Contract Rush DX
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Contract Rush DX, 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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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
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.
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Kusan: City of Wolves
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
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Rise & Shine
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
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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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
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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The Bug Butcher
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
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.
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METAL SLUG
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Alien Hominid HD
Single-player alternative to Contract Rush DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contract Rush DX.
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!