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Single-player games like Shootvaders: The Beginning

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Shootvaders: The Beginning, 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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    Mineirinho Shooter DC — Steam game cover

    Mineirinho Shooter DC

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Miner is back and he called his very beautiful friend Lil' Pauline(Paulistinha) to enjoy a new adventures , they need to overcome the threat of space gluttons !!! Very cool and fun physical shooter style game, a unique game mechanic experience !!!

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kill to Collect — Steam game cover

    Kill to Collect

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Destropolis — Steam game cover

    Destropolis

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing — Steam game cover

    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Stormers — Steam game cover

    Rogue Stormers

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waves — Steam game cover

    Waves

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Altitude — Steam game cover

    Altitude

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Now Available on PC, Mac and Linux!

    2009ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mega City Force — Steam game cover

    Mega City Force

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors — Steam game cover

    Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Take the ultimate quest and discover the secret of the Waxworks! Embark on the fight of your life as vicious creatures, and mutants are ready to rip you apart. This gory horror game has no mercy and dares you to enter its ghastly world. Will you rise to the challenge or die trying?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wicked Rails VR — Steam game cover

    Wicked Rails VR

    Single-player alternative to Shootvaders: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shootvaders: The Beginning.

    Wicked Rails is a mini VR game where you ride through dark and dangerous caves. Your most important mission is to survive the ride and escape the impending doom. Rack up your points by collecting all gems and destroying the lava flows. Make sure to avoid all the obstacles!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →