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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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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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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SYNTHETIK 2
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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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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MineSweeper VR
Single-player alternative to Metavaxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
The famous "Minesweeper" is now in virtual reality! Classic gameplay with stunning control and excellent atmosphere!
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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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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.