Single-player games like Metavaxx
Below are 17 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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Genome Guardian
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
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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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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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Utopia Must Fall
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
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CRYPTARK
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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Beyond the Long Night
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
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Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
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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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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.