Single-player games like Cosmo Riders
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cosmo Riders, 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 Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
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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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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Destropolis
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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Godstrike
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.
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Rush Rover
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
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SNAKE FARM
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.
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Survivors of the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Cosmo Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.
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.