Single-player games like Tankron
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tankron, 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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NIMRODS
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tankron.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
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X Invader
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tankron.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
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Gunbot Diplomacy
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tankron.
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
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Cyclo Chambers
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tankron.
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
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Genome Guardian 2
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tankron.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tankron.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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Kitty's Last Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Tankron.
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
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Rogue: Genesia
Single-player alternative to Tankron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tankron.
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.