Single-player games like Swordship
Below are 11 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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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swordship.
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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GALAK-Z
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.
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Twilight Survivors
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
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Starward Rogue
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
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Operation STEEL
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
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Gunlocked
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Swordship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordship.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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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?