Single-player games like Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership, 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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Void Scrappers
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
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Time Wasters
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Army of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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REPLIKATOR
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
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Stellar Interface
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
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NIMRODS
Single-player alternative to Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!