Single-player games like Swordship
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Swordship, 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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HiveCorp
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Join the HiveCorp mercenaries in their fight against an onslaught of enemies in this action rogue-lite auto-shooter. Avoid enemies, level up and combine powerful weapons and equipment to survive.
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Galandrix
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Galandrix is a rogue like arcade game played from a top-down view and features both fast-paced action and real time strategic choices. Select your ship and blast off into the unknown against countless hordes of enemies.
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Crush The Rebellion!
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
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N-GON
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
An acid trip back to classic vector arcade action games with the unique bullet magnet mechanic. Dodge ruthless attacks, bend your projectile trajectory, destroy waves of enemies with the massive explosion chains. Die a lot! Then try again and get yourself to top of the leaderboards
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Kinetic Storm
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swordship.
Annihilate endless swarms of enemies with devastating weaponry, survive this Kinetic Storm by unlocking powerful skills and upgrades. This sci-fi action roguelike will test your skills like no other, with responsive twin-stick controls and unique enemy design.
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Shape Shipter
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swordship.
Embark on an retro adventure of ever-changing challenges. Adapt to unique ships, dodge bullets, blast enemies, and shape-shift your way to victory. Get ready for non-stop excitement and pure arcade fun!
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Go Mecha Ball
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swordship.
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
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Shape Survivors
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
The arena is shrinking. Annihilate endless swarms of angry geometry to climb the global leaderboards in this relentless bullet heaven. Collect Poly shards, upgrade your weapons, and unlock permanent meta-progression to survive the crush in Shape Survivors.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Swordship.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Normal SHMUP
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swordship.
Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.
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Zombie Rooms
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
The zombie apocalypse takes a hilarious dimension
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Journey to Earth
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
You are an experienced astronaut, stranded in space. Will you reach Earth, or will you get lost in space and die?