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Single-player games like Machine Gun Fury

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Machine Gun Fury, 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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    Gimel Dimension — Steam game cover

    Gimel Dimension

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Defeat the Gimel invasion on this side shooter that explores the contrast lack between the projectiles and the background to create an unusual challenge that will confuse your head

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon? — Steam game cover

    Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Machine Gun Fury.

    Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!

    2020ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Time Force Ultra — Steam game cover

    Super Time Force Ultra

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise & Shine — Steam game cover

    Rise & Shine

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Interface — Steam game cover

    Stellar Interface

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.

    2016ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hong Kong Massacre — Steam game cover

    The Hong Kong Massacre

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection — Steam game cover

    Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Machine Gun Fury.

    HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS! THE 8-AND 16-BIT ERA OF JURASSIC PARK GAMES HAS RETURNED, COMMEMORATING 30 YEARS OF THE ICONIC FILM!

    2023ActionAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blazing Chrome — Steam game cover

    Blazing Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Best Buds vs Bad Guys — Steam game cover

    Best Buds vs Bad Guys

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House of Pain — Steam game cover

    House of Pain

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    House of Pain is a brutal hack and slash platformer. Battle hordes of twisted gore-encrusted mutant enemies. Explore, fight and wield deadly weapons such as the chainsaw, axe, machete and flame thrower. Avoid deadly traps while surviving the terror legions of twisted monsters and huge creatures.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Robo50 — Steam game cover

    Robo50

    Single-player alternative to Machine Gun Fury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Machine Gun Fury.

    Robo50 is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter. Equip the mechanised Robo50 body armour and administer excessive force to eliminate the criminal scourge and clean up the streets. Destroy gang hideouts and weapon stores, track down the criminal kingpin’s lair and unleash an armoury of enhanced weapons.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →