Single-player games like Pellet Dodge
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pellet Dodge, 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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< STRECT >
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pellet Dodge.
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! < STRECT > is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
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Nova Swarm
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pellet Dodge.
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
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SZKELETAL: Estrogen Dracul's Potato Hunger
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pellet Dodge.
Play as estrogen-fueled Dracul in this parodic roguelite 'yet another Vampire Survivors clone'. Fight off hordes of bums, haters, and similar ludolols, collect delicious potatoes, and upgrade your trashy arsenal. Survive this boring AI-slop, pee in the sink, and become the hobo of game scholarship!
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Polyfury
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pellet Dodge.
You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Face the fury of the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers in this highly accessible bullet hell.
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Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pellet Dodge.
Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!
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Dextram
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pellet Dodge.
This arcade shoot 'em up has no shooting and you can only turn right. Avoid waves of enemies and get points as they crash into each other. Pick up power-ups, such as a large laser or a force field to destroy the enemies. Die, get a score and repeat to get a higher score the next run.
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Dicetris
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pellet Dodge.
Dicetris is a falling-block puzzler with depth. Stack dice in columns, sum to hit the target, combo colors to clear overloaded stacks. Twist your strategy around special dice and rule-bending map conditions. Easy to learn. Built to master.
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Cell #31
Single-player alternative to Pellet Dodge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pellet Dodge.
Cell #31 is a twin-stick shooter bullet hell game where you play as a lone cell fighting for survival.