Single-player games like CriticalOrb
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CriticalOrb, 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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Virus 3D
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CriticalOrb.
Eradicate the logic viruses infecting your android baby sister in order to save her life in this fast-paced twin-stick shooter.
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东方远空界 ~ Ultimate Vitality of Imagination
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
「东方远空界」is a fangame of Touhou Project, a STG game with Touhou style.
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Planets Ambrosia
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
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PengPong
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
PengPong is a bullet-hell roguelike where pinball meets gambling. Bounce your way through chaos and bet it all to survive.
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The Razorform
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
Infiltrate a classified research facility and unleash the Razorform, a time-warping entity from a dimension of nightmares and chaos. Spray gunfire, uncover military secrets, and slice through enemies with electrified blades. The Razorform is a single player atmospheric sci-fi action game.
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Army of Ruin
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
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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Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
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The Wraith of the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to CriticalOrb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CriticalOrb.
The Wraith of the Galaxy is a third-person space combat game. Aliens have taken over outer space in order to conduct experiments on entire planets. Destroy them or they will destroy you.