Single-player games like Johnny Trigger
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Johnny Trigger, 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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Soundodger 2
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Dodge the music and weave through an endless ballet of bullets in an all-new collection of hand-crafted levels set to the music of an award-winning cast of international musicians. Turn any song into an amazing experience with the robust Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
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Rigid Force Alpha
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
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Angry Penguin
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
hard platformer with a penguin, and it's probably a good game for youtube and twitch (do not insult my mother while playing pls)
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KILL KNIGHT
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
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Vanquish
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
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Outer Terror
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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My Little Universe
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
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Johnny Trigger: Sniper
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
Take aim - headshot! Take aim - headshot! What could be more satisfying?
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Mars Survivor
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars. Explore the planet's mysteries, strategize your escape, and build a shelter to protect yourself!
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West Escape
Single-player alternative to Johnny Trigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Johnny Trigger.
West Escape is a game that fuses Wild West grit with sci-fi chaos. As a fugitive, battle alien invaders while collecting scrap to upgrade your gear. Dodge attacks, wield revolvers and shotguns, and reclaim your freedom and lost love.