Single-player games like Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb, 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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HEATSINK
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
A first-person roguelite where standing still will surely get you killed — this is a fast fps shooter with several mechanics that force you to keep moving and punishes you for staying inert
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Hook and Gun
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
A fast-paced 2D top-down action roguelike set in a rising industrial elevator. Use your grappling hook to snatch, corrupt, and turn enemy weapons against them. Battle through relentless waves of security robots, harvest scrap to unlock powerful upgrades and survive the ascent to escape the facility.
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Hyper Sphere
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Hyper Sphere is a high-octane roguelite bullet hell where you shoot, parry and dodge through waves of evil cubes. Combine a wide variety of wacky items to create broken builds, parry projectiles back at your enemies, and defeat the final boss.
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misaligned
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Classic 80s inspired shooter
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Ark Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Ark Odyssey is a top-down arcade shooter that lets you command an army of starships to fight against the force of void! Gather your fleet into formations, and build your team of evolving synergistic compositions. Order your army of Starforce through space and protect the cosmos!
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NovaShift: Universe
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Survive shifting universes where the rules themselves change. Build your arsenal across 15-wave runs, claim the Keys, and face a finale built from the worlds YOU conquered. Adapt or die — the strongest build means nothing in the wrong universe.
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Zenvader
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
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A Bullet for a Swarm
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Classic Gameplay paired with addictive Roguelike-Survivor progression. Topped off with a 80's sci-fi inspired CRT-Look! Dodge, Shoot, Level up and Survive!
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B.I.O.T.A.
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
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Ghostly Matter
Single-player alternative to Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Keep Those Bugs Away From the Bomb.
Ghostly Matter is a metroidvania with elements borrowed from graphic adventures. The year is 1986. A professor obsessed with the paranormal, an old friend who disappeared mysteriously. Time to arm yourself with the best anti-ghost technology and set off in search of the truth.