Single-player games like GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION page.
Ranked picks
- 1
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
- 2
Hellsinker.
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!
- 3
GRADIUS ORIGINS
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
- 4
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
- 5
GIGANTIC ARMY
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
- 6
Intrusion 2
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
- 7
Earthion
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
- 8
DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
- 9
Radiant Silvergun
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
- 10
Diadra Empty
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
Diadra Empty is a free-roaming shoot-'em-up on a grand scale. Take the role of Nyalra and her faithful dragon Minimi in a fantastical quest to save her missing sister, and battle legions of monsters and menacing bosses.
- 11
ESCHATOS
Single-player alternative to GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION.
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!