Single-player games like Gravitaws
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gravitaws, 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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The Last Sideran
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
A hand-drawn 2D arcade shoot 'em up following Zenia, the last Sideran. Dodge the Spikes, gather star essence, unlock ships with distinct weapons, and chase high scores through escalating runs.
- 2
Bad Dead Shift
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
When a zombie virus overruns the city, an ordinary security guard becomes the last hope in a fast-paced side-scrolling pixel action game - fighting through dangerous buildings, saving survivors, and staying alive amidst the chaos of an infected city.
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Throst
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
Throst is a 2D-retro-arcade-action adventure about precision flying under constant gravity. Dive through tight tunnels, outmaneuver and destroy defenses. Grab the enemy’s energy orbs, and blast your way back to orbit before you’re crushed or shot down.
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Arcane Dash - A Pixel Adventure
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
Relive the past with Arcane Dash - A Pixel Adventure! You are Ilenor the Brave, who has had 4 precious items stolen from him (including his cat, Shadowtongue!), and it's up to you to help him get them back by guiding him through 36 levels of pure chaos, filled with various enemies and deathtraps!
- 5
Iron Skies
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
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Vector Seven
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gravitaws.
High speed arcade shooter built in the style of a lost 1980s vector game. Fight across looping battlefields, defend ground installations and survive relentless waves of enemy attacks!
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Godspeed Gunslinger
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
Fast-paced run-n-gun action platformer with a heavy emphasis on momentum and speed. Are you a bad enough dude to rocket jump and shotgun blast your way to the top of the TOWER OF THE DYING SUN?
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GOD CORE
Single-player alternative to Gravitaws — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gravitaws.
A hardcore shoot 'em up that takes you back to the golden age of arcades. As the rogue Martian fleet brings the chill of doomsday, the GOD CORE plunges into battle alone. One striker. One chance. Unleash everything. Hold nothing back.