Single-player games like Blast Em!
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Blast Em!, 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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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
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Deadly 30
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.
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Ultratron
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blast Em!.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Blast Em!.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Void Invaders
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
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Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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DEFENDER 3D
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.
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Space Aliens Invaders
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
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Phoenix 2
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders. Play a new mission every day and climb the world-wide leaderboards.
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Containment Protocol
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.
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Caretaker Retribution
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
The stars are going out. A team is sent to find out why. They discover the cause and try to stop it. They don’t make it out alive. Caretaker Retribution is a 6DOF shooter for PC and Mac that also works on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
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Caretaker Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.
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Promethium
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
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The Alpha Device
Single-player alternative to Blast Em! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.
Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.