Single-player games like Shatter
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Shatter, 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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Thumper
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Distance
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
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The Bug Butcher
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
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Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shatter.
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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ONE BTN BOSSES
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
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Strike Suit Infinity
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
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BrickOut
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shatter.
Brickout is a funny game. The aim of the game is to destroy all the bricks and collect any falling power-ups to move to the next level. The game is an ordinary arknoid, with cute graphics and good music. There are 20 levels in the game, can you pass them all?
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Candy Arkanoid
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Candy Arkanoid is more than just a simple arcade game - it also includes RPG and Rogue-like elements, allowing players to level up their Arkanoid and customize its abilities. So why wait? Satisfy your sweet tooth and soon blast your way through the candy cosmos!
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King of Ping Pong: MEGAMIX
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Table tennis meets arcade fighter in this fast-paced action-packed journey to become the best in the world. Defeat a series quirky characters utilizing quick wit and precise timing to secure victory in increasingly challenging matches!
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Breakout
Single-player alternative to Shatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shatter.
Experience fast-paced shotgun carnage in this mini-roguelite boomer shooter like no other! Explore over 100 procedurally linked combat arenas as a metal army hellbent on destruction stand between you and freedom. Are you ready to take them on?