Single-player games like Marimoth
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Marimoth, 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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Blast'N Bounty
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
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!
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Asteroids... But Roguelite
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
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Dead End City
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
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Steel Alcimus
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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Chippy
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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WOLFLAME
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
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BLUE REVOLVER
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
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Soulslinger
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Soulslinger is a challenging auto runner in which you must reap your way through the Underworld! Destroy obstacles, eat pies, and get blessings to defeat threatening foes with the help of your powerful Soulblaster.
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Forest of Strays
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Marimoth.
Forest of Strays is a hardcore platformer with many dangers scattered across the stages. Try to complete every level while collecting every leaf along the way, fighting enemies, evading traps and getting through precise jumps! Can the lost girl find her cat and return home?
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SMaC!
Single-player alternative to Marimoth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Marimoth.
SMaC! is an anomaly-spotting game where you work as a shotgun-wielding maid. Identify fake customers by their behavior and blow them away, while keeping the real ones happy with their orders.