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Single-player games like Extermination Overdrive

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Extermination Overdrive, 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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    Death Road — Steam game cover

    Death Road

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

    Death Road is a solo Top Down Shooter game. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from a zombies and monsters infestation, using over-the-top weaponry in a world with awesomely stylized graphics. The road journey has never been so much fun!

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raid on the Zone — Steam game cover

    Raid on the Zone

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

    Fight in a furious battle against “The Zone”, a mysterious terrorist group hell-bent on destroying the world. Cripple their defenses with your dual-prop helicopter and massive arsenal of weaponry in this retro-inspired homage to arcade games of the 80’s.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project AsteroidZ — Steam game cover

    Project AsteroidZ

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

    Project AsteroidZ is a high-octane arcade shooter forged for the score-chasers. Take the stick of The Viper and tear through relentless waves of asteroids and enemy interceptors. Chain your kills, stack combo multipliers, and push your limits with every run.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    雷鸟Thunderbird — Steam game cover

    雷鸟Thunderbird

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

    Thunderbird is a classic arcade-style STG. You will be the pilot of the space fighter, stepping onto the space stage, engaged in a war between many forces. Fly a fighter jet, experience the speed of a shot under fire, or learn the truth behind war.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    That's My Space — Steam game cover

    That's My Space

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

    The universe is yours to conquer in That's My Space. Gather resources, craft powerful weapons, upgrade your spaceship and battle against enemy nations to become the ultimate space explorer.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Gunship — Steam game cover

    Project Gunship

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

    Rain hell on the enemy from 12,000 feet in an AC-130 Gunship. Project Gunship provides an authentic and historical simulation of combat in all gunship variants from Vietnam to present day.

    2022ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retro Classix: SRD - Super Real Darwin — Steam game cover

    Retro Classix: SRD - Super Real Darwin

    Single-player alternative to Extermination Overdrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Extermination Overdrive.

    Super Real Darwin is a fast-paced, vertical scrolling shoot-em-up that rewards skill and persistence – a cult classic for the retro shmup fan. Take control of a fighter ship capable of mutating into different shapes as it evolves while fighting off enemy invaders.

    2021ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    While you are Downloading — Steam game cover

    While you are Downloading

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

    A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necro Mutex — Steam game cover

    Necro Mutex

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

    10,000 levels of chaotic sci-fi horror. Choose which maps you play, from super easy to practically impossible. Find the escape pods or just see how far you can get. Playable as a desktop first person shooter, or in VR on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and WMR.

    2019ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attack Of The Retro Bots — Steam game cover

    Attack Of The Retro Bots

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

    10,000 levels of retro robot sci-fi action. Choose which maps you play, from super easy to practically impossible. Save Earth from the Retro Bot invasion. Playable as a desktop first person shooter, or in VR on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and WMR.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →