Single-player games like Retaliate
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Retaliate, 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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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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Polygoneer
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
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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Sky Force Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Cyberhunt
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
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Tiles
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Retaliate.
Tiles is a unique action-puzzle game that will both convolute your mind and burn your finger tips!
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Snake
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Play the classic that transcends generations.