Single-player games like Gunpowder Punk
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gunpowder Punk, 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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UNLOAD
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
UNLOAD is an interception-focused top-down shooter where ammo is life. Intercept lethal projectiles to reload and survive by a thread. As a Visitor who lost everything in an explosion, hunt down those tied to the incident and uncover the truth behind that day.
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Cryotank Rogue
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gunpowder Punk.
Cryotank Rogue is a fast-paced 2D sideview twin-stick roguelike shooter set in a brutal cyberpunk apocalypse. Fight through procedurally generated levels, loot weapons and augments, and evolve into a deadly machine to survive permadeath runs.
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Stopping Santa
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.
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Pistol House
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
Pistol House is a fast paced sci-fi roguelike FPS. Build your power through cards, enhance your gun, and command a spirit companion as you battle relentless, ever-growing mechanical hordes.
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Big Byz Wars
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
Big Byz Wars is a sci-fi 2.5D side-scroller set in a mysterious future where flying cities provide refuge.As a mercenary, defend the largest flying city, Byzantium, facing fierce enemies.With cool graphics & immersive gameplay.The game takes you on an action-packed journey through a dangerous world.
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Rustborn - Outland Threat
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
You’re a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally ends up with a biomechanical arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of deadly robots in this third-person bullet-hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find your way back home!
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Rind
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
A sci-fi arcade shooter built on pure momentum. Dash, double-jump, punch, and gun through waves of robots closing in from every side. Every kill bursts neon explosions against the scorched metal. Never stop moving.
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Lilac 0
Single-player alternative to Gunpowder Punk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpowder Punk.
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.