Single-player games like Pulstar
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pulstar, 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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PixelJunk™ Shooter
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pulstar.
In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.
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Meltdown
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstar.
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstar.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstar.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pulstar.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstar.
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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Halo: Spartan Assault
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pulstar.
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
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HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
Single-player alternative to Pulstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pulstar.
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.