Single-player games like Apex Automata
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Apex Automata, 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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Lost In Space
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Apex Automata.
Connor loves his job as a researcher, but his office space-base is under attack! Your boss has trusted you to vanquish the alien menace by killing as many as possible, and now you can do so on PC!
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Run and Gun
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Apex Automata.
Run and Gun is an action roguelike shooting game where you mow down thousands of enemies while unlocking newer and deadlier weapons. The enemies won't stop spawning, and your guns won't stop firing. Earn gold each run to unlock permanent upgrades to make your next run deadlier.
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Botwave
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
Push your bot to the limit or melt down in the fight. Master HEAT.
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Historical Invaders
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
The most wicked men that ever lived on earth. Authoritarians, dictators, and tyrants, from Hitler to Stalin, they are all back. Historical Invaders it's a fixed shooter game where you are the chosen one to annihilate the demons of our past and save mankind.
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Captain Puff MacFly
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
Epic farewell to the shmup genre that brought so much joy to gamers in the 80
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SANDRIPPER
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
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Crush The Rebellion!
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
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Swarmcade
Single-player alternative to Apex Automata — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Apex Automata.
Survive the relentless swarm in this arcade take on the Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like Action Roguelite. Slay 1000s of foes, level up, loot chests and make your character more powerful than ever. Unlock meta-progression upgrades and more heroes, so you can even the odds on future runs.