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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ShapeNeon Chaos
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
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Blast'N Bounty
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
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Always Surrender
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
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Astro Fighters
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
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Nova Swarm
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
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Heliocide
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
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Stratogun
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Retaliate.
An ultra-fast arcade space shooter where every split second counts. Fight through endless swarms of enemies, upgrade your ship, and conquer the deadly Red Orbit or be consumed by it.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Retaliate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Retaliate.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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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.