Single-player games like ASTROLANCER
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to ASTROLANCER, 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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Netherspace
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
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DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
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2nd Shot
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
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TCSTRIKERS1
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
The first game in the TCSTRIKERS series. The simple controls make it fun for everyone.
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Dogyuun
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
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Soda Sabotage
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Soda Sabotage is a Sci-fi 2D top-down shooter, where the player guns his way through 25 levels and 5 bosses belonging to a soda weapon factory using their own weapons against in order to disable the evil soda weapon making factory. Shoot, dash but most importantly survive!
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TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
"Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III" is a bullet hell shooting game with a distinctive, glamorous presentation style. It is the third game in the Touhou Makuka Sai series. The strange moon seems to hide a new conspiracy. Charge into the deep world on the eternal night!
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PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
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The Guardian
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
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Master Blaster
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Grab your controller, charge your blasters and prepare for the physics shooter of the Universe! Take on diverse gameplay challenges, manage and upgrade your resources and abilities while you unfold the mysteries of the Cosmos. Defeat LORD CHAOSBRINGER and earn your title as the MASTER BLASTER!
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Touhou Farming ~ Minoriko's Homestead Harvest
Single-player alternative to ASTROLANCER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The unofficial Touhou farm sim! Play as harvest god Minoriko Aki and grow your popularity with your home-grown produce and specialty sweet potatoes. Mingle with other gods and youkai in newly-constructed Yasaka Resort Town, explore Youkai Mountain, and maybe get into a fight or two!