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Single-player games like Sky Survivors

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Sky Survivors, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Sky Survivors page.

Ranked picks

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    Starship Scramble — Steam game cover

    Starship Scramble

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Craft a starship from hundreds of unique weapons, battle through waves of enemies to rescue stranded survivors and gather resources - Use them to rebuild your homebase and unlock powerful upgrades. Restore the lost civilization and strive for a new future for the people of Verdantia.

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Striving for Light: Survival — Steam game cover

    Striving for Light: Survival

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.

    2023ActionIndieRPG3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atomicrops — Steam game cover

    Atomicrops

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! 

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kitty's Last Adventure — Steam game cover

    Kitty's Last Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sky Survivors.

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gunbot Diplomacy — Steam game cover

    Gunbot Diplomacy

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.

    2025ActionIndieCasual2.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Genome Guardian — Steam game cover

    Genome Guardian

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    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!

    2024ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    God Of Weapons — Steam game cover

    God Of Weapons

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.

    2023ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok — Steam game cover

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Risen Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.

    2020StrategyIndie0.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diabolic — Steam game cover

    Diabolic

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Expedition — Steam game cover

    The Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    The Expedition is a turn-based tactical game with an oppressive atmosphere of underground immersion.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

    2023StrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Battles — Steam game cover

    Tiny Battles

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Tiny Battles is a tactical action auto-battler where battles take place automatically in the arena.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS — Steam game cover

    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Milky Way is a unique mix of Tower Defense, RTS, Auto-Battler and Survivors. Build your base, choose random upgrades and use powerful skills to survive against hordes of enemies.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD 2 — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD 2

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.

    2024StrategyIndie1.29 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cursor Survival — Steam game cover

    Cursor Survival

    Single-player alternative to Sky Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sky Survivors.

    Prepare for a radical shift in Bullet Hell gameplay! In Cursor Survival, you're not piloting a character - you embody the... CURSOR! Unleash a new, utterly insane way to evade, strike, and endure in a chaotic universe of projectiles and adversaries.

    2025ActionIndieCasual0.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →