Single-player games like Gung Beetle
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gung Beetle, 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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Tankron
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
Tankron is a top-down wave survival roguelike in which you fight an ever-increasing amount and variety of enemies. Choose from a variety of upgrades to stand a chance. Discover and choose between different tank specializations to enhance your Build.
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Kill the Reaper
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
Grim Reaper's perfect vacations was interrupted. Zombies wants revenge and now all hell breaks loose. Hold back armies of the dead and find out, how long does it take to Kill the Reaper?
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Genome Guardian 2
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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NIMRODS
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
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!
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Maniac
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
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Atomicrops
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
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SYNTHETIK 2
Single-player alternative to Gung Beetle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gung Beetle.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!