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Single-player games like The Maze Contract

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Maze Contract, 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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    Fragment Hunters — Steam game cover

    Fragment Hunters

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Maze Contract.

    Crystal Souls: Fragment Hunters is a top down indie space game where you shoot enemy ships, gather crystals, and upgrade your own ship.

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Netherspace — Steam game cover

    Netherspace

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Maze Contract.

    A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost In Space — Steam game cover

    Lost In Space

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Free To Play with The Maze Contract.

    Connor loves his job as a researcher, but his office space-base is under attack! Your boss has trusted you to vanquish the alien menace by killing as many as possible, and now you can do so on PC!

    2026ActionFree To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Invaders — Steam game cover

    Neon Invaders

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Maze Contract.

    Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.

    2022ActionCasual2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stop the Saturnians! — Steam game cover

    Stop the Saturnians!

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Maze Contract.

    Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!

    2022Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tank vs. Aliens — Steam game cover

    Tank vs. Aliens

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Maze Contract.

    Fight to survive an endless onslaught of aliens, upgrading your tank between levels to keep up with the horde. Death may be inevitable in the aftermath of the invasion, but it is up to you to bring down as many of the these creatures as you can.

    2024Action3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Humans Are Useless — Steam game cover

    Humans Are Useless

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Maze Contract.

    A gang of nine aliens from another galaxy that were put to community service, want to clean the universe from what they think is the worst garbage: humans! Help them in this arcade game!

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Martian Invaders — Steam game cover

    Martian Invaders

    Single-player alternative to The Maze Contract — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Maze Contract.

    WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →