Single-player games like Metavaxx
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Metavaxx, 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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Space Bandit
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
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Survivors of the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
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HyperParasite
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
"Touhou ~Red Empress Devil." is a bullet-hell shooting roguelike action game. Set in The Scarlet Devil Mansion, the inhabitants of Gensokyo go on a rampage!
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
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ANVIL
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
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Rush Rover
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
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Voidrun
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Voidrun is a fast-paced bullet-hell arcade game where you have to encircle your enemies to defeat them.
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DemonCrawl
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!
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Minesweeper Classy
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.
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Minesweeper H
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A twist on classic Minesweeper gameplay × unlockable bishoujo H rewards. Challenge 4 stages × 3 difficulty levels — complete each map to view an animated H scene. Clear Expert mode to permanently unlock it to your Gallery and revisit anytime.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
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The Wratch's Den
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.
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MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.
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Spectrum Forces
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!
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Scavenger of Dunomini
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
The world's first match-3 trash pile defender! Protect and manage your pile of garbage while recycling it into deadly defenses against thieving drones.
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Rush for the Ages
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
Remake history and race your opponents for a complete and glorious timeline in this lightning-fast card game.
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Ecstatic
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Rave spider goes to the bullet-hell ball: shoot rockets out of your butt, dodge and destroy waves upon waves of drones, slow down time whenever you don't move.
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Pigments
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Be a fruit locked in a room, dodge circular saws and paint as much of the level as you can.