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Single-player games like Starship Scramble

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Starship Scramble, 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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    Sky Survivors — Steam game cover

    Sky Survivors

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

    Sky Survivors is an arena shooter roguelite. Choose from a variety of skills, unlock unique characters and weapons. Build «stairway to heaven» — a sky tower, each floor of which gives your character a unique bonus. Create your own overpowered build to survive against hordes of monsters!

    2023ActionIndie0.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Striving for Light: Survival — Steam game cover

    Striving for Light: Survival

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

    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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    God Of Weapons — Steam game cover

    God Of Weapons

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

    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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    Brotato — Steam game cover

    Brotato

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

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Genome Guardian — Steam game cover

    Genome Guardian

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

    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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    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok — Steam game cover

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

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

    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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    FatalZone — Steam game cover

    FatalZone

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

    FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Drift — Steam game cover

    Nova Drift

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

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →