Single-player games like Spelp
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Spelp, 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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XenoFeud
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
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SANDRIPPER
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
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Clive vs Hives 2
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
Blast aliens to pieces and start a rebellion in this fast paced pixel art top down shooter where sprinting kills.
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Defying Fate
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
A top-down bullet hell space shooter that will test your perseverance. Blast and shoot your way through hordes of asteroids, enemy ships and whatever (and whoever) else you'll run into on your journey! Supports local co-op multiplayer over your local network.
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Extermination
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Spelp.
Embark on a thrilling interstellar adventure! Scout uncharted planets, overcome native threats, gather components to enhance your robot, and discover groundbreaking abilities. Prepare the path for future colonists and make your mark on the galaxy!
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Netherspace
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
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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Gamma Zero
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
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HyperFeat
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
A top down 2D space shooter bullethell with roguelike elements awaits you. Dodge, weave and shoot your way through waves of enemies while gaining upgrades trying to survive as long as possible.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Spelp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spelp.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!