Single-player games like Gates of Zendocon
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Gates of Zendocon, 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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Cosmic Cruiser
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
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Stop the Saturnians!
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
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Space Dragons
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
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Space Warpster
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
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Netherspace
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
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Martian Invaders
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
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Crazy Invader ShootEm Down
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Enjoy fast paced action in this retro inspired arcade ShootEm Up Style game
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VERZEUS
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
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Rogue
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
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California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
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Impossible Mission II
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Sequel to the equally-popular Impossible Mission, this classic 1980s action platformer sees you tasked with infiltrating a futuristic fortress, built to keep safe malicious mastermind Elvin Atombender. Now available on Steam for the first time, responsibility for saving the world rests with YOU!
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California Games II
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Originally launched in 1990 on the boundary-pushing 16-bit computers and consoles of the day, this bodacious sequel to the immensely popular California Games sees you competing in five awesome events: hang-gliding, jet-skiing, snowboarding, body-boarding and skateboarding!
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Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this classic dungeon crawler, hack and slash your way through over 500 rooms with dozens of terrifying monsters. A true 1980s fantasy game, experience the frustrations and triumphs of the tabletop gaming inspired combat. Temple of Apshai is waiting. Silently lurking. Patiently waiting. For you.
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The Games: Winter Edition
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Compete in seven Winter Games events in this DOS classic from 1988, created by masters of sports simulation Epyx. Hurtle down the slopes, over jumps, or across the ice, all in search of that elusive Gold medal.
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Battle Bugs
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this unconventional real-time strategy game, control a fearsome army of stink bugs, cockroaches, lightning bugs, ants and more in a miniature, pun-filled warzone! 56 battles with 22 types of Battle Bug await you!
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Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)
Single-player alternative to Gates of Zendocon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gates of Zendocon.
Run, climb and jump from platform to platform to collect and disarm deadly bombs, but watch out! One single misstep will send you tumbling to the ground! With 30 different challenging levels to beat, experience the thrills and spills of one of the earliest platformers.