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Single-player games like Akka Arrh

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Akka Arrh, 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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    Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom — Steam game cover

    Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!

    2020ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Swarm — Steam game cover

    Nova Swarm

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.

    2026ActionIndie3.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space War: Infinity — Steam game cover

    Space War: Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heliocide — Steam game cover

    Heliocide

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blast'N Bounty — Steam game cover

    Blast'N Bounty

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire — Steam game cover

    GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Sci-fi top-down twin-stick shooter with 9 weapons, 3 alts and secret hidden collectibles!

    2020ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crush The Rebellion! — Steam game cover

    Crush The Rebellion!

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!

    2026ActionIndie4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleeding Metal Rainbow — Steam game cover

    Bleeding Metal Rainbow

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Focus! Your battle will be short and sweet! Dodge and take your aim precisely. Spraying bullets all over the place gets you nowhere! How fast can you defeat the boss enemy?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie1.00 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POLYBIUS — Steam game cover

    POLYBIUS

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.

    2018Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempest 4000 — Steam game cover

    Tempest 4000

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.

    2018Casual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — Steam game cover

    Minotaur Arcade Volume 1

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Minotaur Arcade brings you arcade-style games with a modern twist, playable in 2D or in VR for that 80s Tron "inside an arcade game" feeling. Vol. 1 consists of two Llamasoft classics - "Gridrunner" as the arcade game that might have been, and "GoatUp" as a light-hearted platformer that will have you baaing...

    2018Action6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moose Life — Steam game cover

    Moose Life

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.

    2020ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I, Robot — Steam game cover

    I, Robot

    Single-player alternative to Akka Arrh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Akka Arrh.

    Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →