Single-player games like Space Vikings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Vikings, 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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Deep Breach
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
Deploy orbital defenses, fuse experimental turret technologies, and engineer devastating weapon builds in a tactical sci-fi horde survival roguelike. Break shields, shred armor, and adapt to evolving bio-corrupted swarms alongside a damaged tactical AI.
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ROIDERS
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
Become an asteroid miner and loot your way to supremacy! Fight waves of vicious aliens or battle against your friends.
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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Vikings.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
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Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
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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Gunbot Diplomacy
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
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.
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Nebula
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
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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Cyclo Chambers
Single-player alternative to Space Vikings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Vikings.
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.