Single-player games like Starship Kepler
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Starship Kepler, 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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LINOVICTUS
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.
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Simple Shooter
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starship Kepler.
A neon bullet-hell where the swarm is alive. Outlast escalating waves with pure movement — no cover, nowhere to hide. Just geometry, reflexes, and the void between enemies.
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MassEve
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
You are a massive neutrino. Craft quantum builds, clash with other subatomic particles, and survive a universe that reshapes every run. A fast-paced twin-stick roguelike where real physics bends the rules.
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Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
It is the year 2084. Earth is ruled by evil robots. All music has been outlawed. Dancing is strictly forbidden. Still, in the underground, the beat goes on. Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon: Half twin stick shooter, half rhythm game, half dungeon crawler. 150% groovy!
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Earth: 9000
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
Defend the Earth in this hyper intense, visually overwhelming, bullet hell, arcade shooter.
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Black Widow: Recharged
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Starship Kepler.
Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
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Bugscraper
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
Welcome to the Bugscraper. In this solo or co-op roguelike shooter, battle floor after floor of enemies, aim for the top and settle the score with your tyrannical boss.
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Ascending Madness
Single-player alternative to Starship Kepler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Starship Kepler.
Ascending Madness is a hardcore, psychedelic, twin-stick shooter adventure. Assassinate a renegade scientist who appears to have gone completely insane.