Single-player games like Truxton
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Truxton, 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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Batsugun
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
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.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Crisis Wing
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
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G-Darius HD
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!
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Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
8 KONAMI arcade classics of the 80s, from Nemesis to TwinBee. Including bonus eBook packed with new information never before revealed to the public.
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GRADIUS ORIGINS
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
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.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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Zero Wing
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
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Slap Fight
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
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Gimmick! 2
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT’s legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!
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Wunderling DX
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
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Twin Cobra
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
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Out Zone
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
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Tiger Heli
Single-player alternative to Truxton — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Truxton.
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!